The Copper King Claim is a copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Copper King Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper King Claim
Secondary: Copper Belle Mine Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Railroad
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Trimetal Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults, Fissures
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT OF FAVORABLE MOST ROCKS, CONTROLLED BY FAULTS & FISSURES.
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW WORKINGS.
Comment (Geology): GOSSAN PRESENT
Comment (Deposit): THE COPPER KING CLAIM IS INCLUDED IN THE HOLDINGS OF THE TRIMETAL MINING CO'S COPPER BELLE MINE PROPERTY: SHALLOW WORKINGS EXPLORE THE COPPER MINERALIZATION AND GOSSAN OUTCROPS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, W. H., 1910, A RECONNAISSANCE OF SOME MINING COMPSIN ELKS, LANDES, AND EURELSA COUNTRIES, NEVADA, U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 408
Reference (Production): EMMONS, W. H., 1910.
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
