The Copper King Mine is a zinc and copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,474 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: 3,474 Feet (1,059 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 31.89861, -111.05972
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Copper King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper King Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Pima District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1912
Description: Ap_Grade: ^27 - 34 % Zn
Year: 1910
Time Period: 1900 - 1910
Description: Cp_Grade: ^12 % Cu
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Year Last Production: 1942
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR, LENSING
Structure
Type: L
Description: Copper King Fissure, And Several Mineralized Ne Fissures Dipping 65 Se To Vertical.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 8 % CU, 2 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED WILLIAM FOY
Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SECTION 6 .
Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE
Comment (Workings): SHAFT WORKINGS.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN, 189 , P. 134 .
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E. D., 1950 , ARIZONA ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS PART 1 : ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 156 , P. 50 .
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 134 .
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