Copper King Group

The Copper King Group is a copper mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,480 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

Name: Copper King Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 7,480 Feet (2,280 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 38.91694, -117.58306

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Copper King Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper King Group


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Union 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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Newman, H. C.
Home Office: Fallon
Years: 1973 -

Owner Name: N. And M Mining Co.
Years: 1956 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1939
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Shoshone Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Dominant Fault Strikes Ne, Dips Se, Along A Bedding Plane With Several Inches Of Gouge.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 10 % CU ALONG THE VEIN


Materials

Ore: Copper
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Development): RELOCATION OF AN OLDER PROPERTY

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 45 FT INCLINE SHAFT, AN 120 FT ADIT, AND SEVERAL OPEN CUTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NBMG BULL. 50, P. 198-199

Reference (Deposit): SILBERLING, N.J., 1959, PRE-TERT. STRAT. AND UPPER TRIASSIC PALES. OF THE UNION DISTRICT: USGS PP 322, PLATE 10.

Reference (Deposit): BAKER, ART III, 1966, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON COPPER KING PROPERTY: NBMG FILE 258, ITEM 2.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.