The Copper King Mine is a copper, zinc, and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,951 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: 4,951 Feet (1,509 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.10194, -110.06861
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Copper King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper King Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Cochise District, Johnson Camp Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Arizona United Mining Co.
Owner Name: Cobriza Mines Development Co.
Owner Name: Coronado Copper And Zinc Co.
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: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSE
Structure
Type: R
Description: Massive Fracture System, Tert Block Faulting,Tilting Ne ; Reg.Trends: Lens
Type: L
Description: Small Fault Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 53.000000+-
Age Young: Tertiary
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Location): E CENTRAL SEC 26, UTM EST
Comment (Production): ABOUT 50 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1905.
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED ALFRED F. BROSS
Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT AND ADIT WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 56.
Reference (Deposit): LIVINGSTON, MAUGER, BENNETT, AND LAUGHLIN, 1967, JGR, V. 72, P. 1361-1375
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
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