Copper King Claim

The Copper King Claim is a copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada.

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 Claim  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 40.52556, -116.00500

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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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.