The Copper World Claim is a copper mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,638 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: 3,638 Feet (1,109 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 48.85806, -119.59583
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Copper World Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper World Claim
Secondary: Copper King
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Palmer Mtn District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Jerome J. Drumheller
Home Office: Spokane, Wa.
Years: 1942 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Form: EN ECHELON PODS OF SULFIDES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Mineralization
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SURFACE ORE SAID TO ASSAY 35 % CU, $5 AU, AND $2.50 AG.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE IN 135 FT SHAFT RAN OUT AT 35 FT DEPTH.
Comment (Location): ADJOINS COPPER WOLD EXTENSION PROPERTY (RECORD NO. M056534).
Comment (Development): SHAFTS
Comment (Deposit): PODS WITHIN MINERALIZED ZONE
Comment (Workings): 135 FT INCLINED SHAFT AND 2 SHALLOW SHAFTS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: HYDROTHERMAL BRECCIA IN VEIN
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 64
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