The Copper King is a iron mine located in Lyon county, Nevada.
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
Copper King MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper King
Secondary: Quinn-Newman
Secondary: Hunchback
Secondary: Riovista
Secondary: Molalla
Secondary: Afterthought Prospect
Secondary: Eureka
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): DEPOSIT EXPLORATED WITHIN SECS. 11, 12, 13 AND 14. NUMEROUS SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND WORKINGS ARE SHOWN ON THESE SECTIONS ON THE WEBER DAM 7.5-MIN. TOPO MAP. FOR CONVENIENCE, THE LOCATION OF THIS RECORD IS PLACED AT THE INTERSECTION OF SECS. 11, 12, 13, AND 14.
References
Reference (Deposit): ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT BIA-21, P. 23.
Reference (Deposit): INDIAN RESERVATION, NEVADA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES
Reference (Deposit): STATUS OF MINERAL RESOURCE INFORMATION FOR THE WALKER RIVER
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.
