Copper King Mine

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

Name: Copper King Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

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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