The Copper King Mine is a silver, zinc, lead, and copper mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,501 feet.
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
Elevation: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 47.4961, -115.76810
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Copper King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper King Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Day Mines
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains - Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BUNCHES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericite; Gouge
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR HEAD OF SONORA GULCH ABOUT 2.5 MI NW OF SNOWSTORM MINE.
Comment (Commodity): ORE IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF LUCKY FRIDAY MINE.
Comment (Development): 19 PATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): AVERAGE THICKNESS OF VEIN IS 1 FT. IN THE REX-SNOWSTORM MINERAL BELT.
Comment (Workings): 3 MAIN TUNNELS. LENGTH WORKINGS A 1951 FIGURE
References
Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F. C., AND CALKINS, F. L., 1908 , THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 62 , 203 P.
Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1908 GEOLMAP RANSOME AND CALKINS, PROF. PAPER 62
Reference (Deposit): 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
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