The Copper King Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,848 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,848 Feet (1,173 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 34.56972, -113.23222
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Copper King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper King Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Old Dick District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Arizona Hillside Development
Years: 1957 -
Production
Year: 1948
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^23.27 % Zn, 2.18 % Cu
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
Year Last Production: 1957
Discovery Year: 1881
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N20e To N30e
Type: L
Description: Massive Sulfide Lenses Parallel Foliation And Bedding
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization, Pryitization
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1770.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1770.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Hemimorphite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): TWO SHAFTS ARE TIMMINS (MAIN SHAFT) AND ROSSI SHAFT. TIMMINS SHAFT IS INCLINED AT 45 DEGREES AND IS 624 FT LONG
Comment (Location): 4.0 MILES SW OF LAWLER PEAK
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN PROTEROZOIC ROCKS
Comment (Development): PROPERTY CONSISTS OF ONE PATENTED CLAIM
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, C.A., 1955 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BAGDAD AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 278
Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 156, PART 1, P. 128-134
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Production): U.S.G.S. BULL. 278 , P. 85
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