The Copper King Claim is a copper mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 41.31583, -122.70250
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Copper King Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper King Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY AN ADIT 300 FT. LONG ALONG QUARTZ VEIN ABOVE ADIT IS OLD SHAFT 15 FT. DEEP.
Comment (Production): 50 TONS OF ORE ASSAYED 5 % CU AND $8 IN AU.
References
Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN, J. C., 1947 , MINES AND MINERALS OF SISKIYOU COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY VOL. 43 , NO. 4 , P. 424.
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. H., 1948 , COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 342.
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