King of the Camp Prospect

The King of the Camp Prospect is a copper mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming at an elevation of 8,379 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: King of the Camp Prospect  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Carbon

Elevation: 8,379 Feet (2,554 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 41.1425, -106.78889

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King of the Camp Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: King of the Camp Prospect
Secondary: King of the Campl Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
District: Encampment 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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: King Murray

Owner Name: J.H. Knowles
Home Office: Fremont, Nebraska


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Hydrothermal vein
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Azurite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Ownership): King of the Camp = J.H. Knowles of Fremont, NE. King Group = King Murray

Comment (Location): Claims within section (best guess is SE, but no cross referencing information). But location given is in NW of secion.

Comment (Workings): Tunnel and shaft.


References

Reference (Deposit): Hausel, 1986, Mineral deposits of the Encampment mining district, Sierra Madre, Wyoming-Colorado: Geological Survey of Wyoming RI-37, p. 19.

Reference (Deposit): Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 173.

Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 48, 83.

Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1959, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50, p. 44, 77.

Reference (Deposit): Hausel, 1989, The geology of Wyoming's precious metal lode and placer deposits: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 68, p. 156.


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