Copper King and Copper Queen

The Copper King and Copper Queen is a mine located in Plumas county, California at an elevation of 6,299 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Copper King and Copper Queen  

State:  California

County:  Plumas

Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.09417, -120.29556

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Copper King and Copper Queen MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper King and Copper Queen


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: Plumas


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): GOLDEN HORSE SHOE GROUP ADJOINS ON THE SOUTHWEST. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. COMPRISED OF 80 ACRES.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN CAPPED BY IRON GOSSAN

Comment (Workings): COPPER QUEEN: TUNNEL 40 FT. LONG, SERIES OF SHAFTS 10 - 20 FT. IN DEPTH.


References

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1937 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF PLUMAS COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 33 , NO. 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 128

Reference (Deposit): MAC BOYLE, E., 1920 ; PLUMAS COUNTY; 16 TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 54 - 55


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