The Copper King is a iron mine located in Lyon county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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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.
