The United Copper is a mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 2,822 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: 2,822 Feet (860 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.3214, -117.66310
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United Copper MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: United Copper
Secondary: New Home
Secondary: Widows Mite
Secondary: Gray Copper
Secondary: Black Cat
Secondary: United Copper Fr.
Secondary: Half Diamond
Secondary: Sunset Fr.
Secondary: Hidden Treasure
Secondary: Copper King
Secondary: Amazon
Secondary: Banner
Secondary: Amazon Fr.
Secondary: Keystone
Secondary: Copper Queen
Secondary: Nester
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Chewelah Mining District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Naomi Durkee And Dorothy Alm
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Banner Mining Co.
Percent: 20.00
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Janet Dickey Emmanuel
Percent: 20.00
Home Office: New York
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Phillip P. Skok
Percent: 20.00
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Marie Wilmer Kulzer
Percent: 20.00
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Louise Thacker Graessle
Percent: 20.00
Home Office: Florida
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Covellite
Unknown: Digenite
Unknown: Freibergite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Siderite
Unknown: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): REC 040 COL-31.CU SULFIDE CONCENTRATE IS SELF-FLUXING.MAY RE CUSTOM SMELTING AND REFINING. COL-38 DESTINATION UNKNOWN UPON PROCESS SELECTED ESTIMATED LEAD-TIME TO PRODUCE ORE 6 TO 9 MONTHS.
References
Reference (Deposit): WA DIV GEOL EARTH RESOURCES UNPUBD DATA.
Reference (Deposit): WEAVER,C.E,1920,MIN RES.STEVENS CO,WA GEOL SURV.BUL 20
Reference (Deposit): PATTY,E.N,1921,METAL MINES OF WA.WA GEOL SURV.BUL 23
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING,M.T,1956,INVNTRY WA MIN DEPS.QA DIV GEOL BUL 37
Reference (Deposit): OREILLE AND STEVENS COS.WA.1902- 1956.USBM IC 7872
Reference (Deposit): DIV GEOL MAP GM-5
Reference (Deposit): FULKERSON,F.B;KINGSTON,G.A,1958 MINE PROD AU,AG,CU,PB,2N.1N
Reference (Deposit): ATE COL MS THESIS
Reference (Deposit): CLARK,L.D;MILLER,F.K,1968,GEOL OFCHEWELAH MT QUAD,STEVENS CO
Reference (Deposit): BENNINGTON,K.E,1951,PARAGENISIS CHEWELAH DIST METLFUS DEPS.
Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT,MOWLAND.1914,ORE DEPS NEWASH USGS BUL 550
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