The Copper King Mine is a copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Copper King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper King Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Ruby Valley (Smith Creek)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1949
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES/CONTACT
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silvertion
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Tremolite
Comments
Comment (Production): SMALL PRODUCTION, AND THE HIGHES GRADE ORE SHIPPED SINCE 1949 RAN 2.7% CU.
Comment (Deposit): THE COPPER KING MINE HAS HAD A SMALL PRODUCTION RECORDED, AND THE HIGHEST ONE GRADE FOR ONE SHIPPED SINCE 1949 WAS 2.7% COPPER. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M., (1976) P. 148-149
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
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.
