Copper King Mine

The Copper King Mine is a copper mine located in Eureka 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 Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 40.80047, -116.23841

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Copper King Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper King Mine
Secondary: Maggie Creek Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Maggie Creek District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE .06% U3O8 (GARSIDE)


Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Cuprite


Comments

Comment (Production): OXIDE ORE ALSO CONTAINED SOME SILVER, LEAD, GOLD AND ZINC.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, SHEAR ZONES CONTAINING COPPER OXIDES WITH SOME RADIOACTIVITY NOTED.

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, A 2-COMPARTMENT SHAFT, LATERAL WORKINGS, PITS, TRENCHES

Comment (Geology): OXIDIZED COPPER MINERALS OCCUR ALONG SHEAR ZONES IN CHERT, SHALE, AND LIMESTONE UNITS THE ORE BEARING ZONE STRIKES N60E AND DIPS NORTHWEST. RADIOACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SECONDARY COPPER MINERALS ALONG A N45E, 70W FRACTURE.

Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPEMENT CONSISTS OF TWO ADITS, A TWO COMPARTMETN SHAFT, WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF LATERAL WORKINGS, AND SEVERAL PITS AND TRENCHES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J. ETAL, (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO, N.B. OF M. BULL 64

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J. (1973) RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA, N.B. OF M BULL 81

Reference (Deposit): USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 267, REF. NO. 3201100034, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 21.070

Reference (Production): ROBERT, R.J. ETAL., 1967


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.