The Copper King is a copper, gold, silver, and zinc mine located in Lane county, Oregon at an elevation of 6,250 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
Elevation: 6,250 Feet (1,905 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 43.57917, -122.59389
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Copper King MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper King
Secondary: Belcher Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Oregon
County: Lane
District: Bohemia
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Umpqua National Area
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 15.42 % ZN
Analytical Data: 7.70 % CU
Analytical Data: 14.50 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: DUMP SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.04 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ASSAY DATA ONLY. LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON GEOLOGY OR DEVELOPMENT.
References
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 60
Reference (Deposit): LUTTON, R.J., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE BOHEMIA MINING DISTRICT, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, UNIV. ARIZONA PHD DISSERTATION
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