The Copper Prince is a copper mine located in Lake county, California at an elevation of 2,001 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.79083, -122.67194
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Copper Prince MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Prince
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Lake
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: REPORTED: $6 AU/TON AND 25 % CU
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED
Comment (Deposit): VEIN 6 - 8 FT.
Comment (Workings): 100 FT. AND TWO OTHER ADITS; 50 FT-CROSSCUT ON VEIN.
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1929 : SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIV.; 25TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 341
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J.H., 1948 : COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 257 .
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