The Copper King is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Park county, Wyoming.
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Mine Info
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Copper King MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper King
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Park
District: The Sunlight Region
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: Shoshone
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zones And Faults In Volcanic Breccia
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: DUMPS ASSAYED 0.04 OZ AU, 0.62 OZ AG PER TON: 3.35% CU
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Famatinite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): FISSURE FILLINGS IN SHEAR ZONES AND FAULTS
References
Reference (Deposit): GSW RI 23, P.53
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