The Copper Mining Co is a copper mine located in Yakima county, Washington at an elevation of 5,200 feet.
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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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 46.7925, -121.36190
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Copper Mining Co MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Mining Co
Secondary: New Find - 0530770035
Secondary: Clara - 0530770026
Secondary: Bird - 0530770001
Secondary: 17th of Ireland - 0530770024
Secondary: Pasco - 0530770110
Secondary: Garibaldi - 0530770073
Secondary: Crosetti - 0530770078
Secondary: Sunset - 0530770027
Secondary: Josephine and Jenny
Secondary: Red Bird - 0530770025
Secondary: Copper Mining Co.
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Washington
County: Yakima
District: Bumping Lake 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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Middle Cascade Mountains
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 (Deposit): THIS COMPANY CONSOLIDATED A LARGE BLOCK OF CLAIMS (SEE ALTERNATE NAMES). THIS RECORD IS PLOTTED IN THE SAME LOCATION AS THE BIRD SINCE THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK WAS DONE THERE.
References
Reference (Deposit): P. 106.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1504, 1983, P. 59-63.
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