The Copper King is a copper mine located in San Bernardino county, California.
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Mine Info
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Copper King MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper King
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Ivanpah
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cassiterite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED
Comment (Deposit): TACTITE ZONE ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN GRANITE AND LIMESTONE
Comment (Workings): 70 DEG. INCLINED SHAFT - 225 FT. DEEP PRIOR TO 1910 , OTHER IRREGULAR SHALLOW WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NOS. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 7 (AP.)
Reference (Deposit): CLOUDMAN, H. E., 1919 , SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; 15TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 785
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