The Copper King Mine is a tungsten mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,099 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: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 37.24167, -117.28333
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Copper King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper King Mine
Secondary: Wiley-Green
Secondary: Ora May Tungsten
Secondary: South Randolph and Roy Claims
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Tokop
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1954
Material type: W
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Range 0.08-0.21 Percent Wo3 Aug 0.4 Percent
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: W skarn
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Mimetite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): NBM BULL, STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP JAN 1984)
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
