Copper Spur

The Copper Spur is a copper mine located in Routt county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,202 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

Name: Copper Spur

State:  Colorado

County:  Routt

Elevation: 8,202 Feet (2,500 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 39.9328, -106.68060

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Copper Spur MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper Spur
Secondary: Copper King 0081070033


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Colorado
County: Routt


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Summo Minerals Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1997
Years: 1996 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Wyoming Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): 9-96: ORE GRADES FROM PREVIOUS OPERATIONS AVG BETWEEN 2-4%. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS THE POTENTIAL FOR A RESOURCE OF 10-30 MILLION TONS @ +1% CU. SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND MAPPING AND SAMPLING WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO DELINEATE THE RESOURCE AREA.

Comment (Deposit): THE PROPERTY IS SITUATED AT AN ELEVATION OF 7500 FT. AND LIES APPROX. 60 MILES SE OF HAYDEN, CO. A DRILLING PROGRAM FOR 1997 IS BEING PLANNED TO TEST EXTENSIONS. THIS PROPERTY ALSO INCLUDES THE PAST PRODUCING MINE KNOWN AS THE COPPER KING SEE MAS PROPERTY SEQ# 0081070033:


References

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, V., 107, #43, NOV., 27, 1996, P1.

Reference (Deposit): SUMMO MINERALS CORP. PRESS RELEASE, 9-18-96.

Reference (Deposit): SUMMO MINERALS CORP. PRESS RELEASE, 11-26-96.


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