The King of the Camp Prospect is a copper mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming at an elevation of 8,379 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: 8,379 Feet (2,554 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 41.1425, -106.78889
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King of the Camp Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: King of the Camp Prospect
Secondary: King of the Campl Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
District: Encampment 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: King Murray
Owner Name: J.H. Knowles
Home Office: Fremont, Nebraska
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Hydrothermal vein
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Azurite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Ownership): King of the Camp = J.H. Knowles of Fremont, NE. King Group = King Murray
Comment (Location): Claims within section (best guess is SE, but no cross referencing information). But location given is in NW of secion.
Comment (Workings): Tunnel and shaft.
References
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, 1986, Mineral deposits of the Encampment mining district, Sierra Madre, Wyoming-Colorado: Geological Survey of Wyoming RI-37, p. 19.
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 173.
Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 48, 83.
Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1959, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50, p. 44, 77.
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, 1989, The geology of Wyoming's precious metal lode and placer deposits: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 68, p. 156.
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