The Copper King Prospect is a gold and silver mine located in Jefferson county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Copper King Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper King Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Silica
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Basin (Cataract, Comet) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: 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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 24 OZ/TON AG, $1.60/TON AU, 94% SILICA (SORTED ORE)
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORTS
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Quartz
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): $.15 PER UNIT BONUS FOR SILICA CONTENT OVER 75% ON ORE, USED FOR CONVERTER LINING AT COPPER SMELTER
Comment (Production): SOME ORE WAS SHIPPED.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL, 16, P. 28.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL, 527, P. 122.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL, 842, P. 296.
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 16, P. 28.
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
