The Copper King Mine is a copper mine located in Latah county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,501 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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 46.9947, -116.49580
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Copper King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper King Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Latah
District: Hoodoo District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Clearwater National Forest (Palouse RD of St. Joe National Forest)
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation; Epidote;
Rocks
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY RETURNS OF 1-2% CU OVER WIDTH OF 30 FT. IN OPEN CUT
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Development): DIAMOND DRILLING IN 1920
Comment (Location): ABOUT 1000 FT SE OF MIZPAH MINE
Comment (Production): FEW TONS OF ORE SHIPPED FROM CUT. CU ORE PRODUCTION REPORTED IN 1905.
References
Reference (Deposit): LIVINGSTON, D. C., AND LANEY, F. B., 1920, THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE SEVEN DEVILS AND ADJACENT DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 1, 105 P
Reference (Deposit): 1920 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL.
Reference (Production): LIVINGSTON, D. C., AND LANEY, F. B., 1920, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 1, 105 P.
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