The Copper Spur is a copper mine located in Routt county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,202 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: 8,202 Feet (2,500 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 39.9328, -106.68060
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Copper Spur MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Spur
Secondary: Copper King 0081070033
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Routt
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Summo Minerals Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1997
Years: 1996 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Wyoming Basin
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 (Reserve-Resource): 9-96: ORE GRADES FROM PREVIOUS OPERATIONS AVG BETWEEN 2-4%. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS THE POTENTIAL FOR A RESOURCE OF 10-30 MILLION TONS @ +1% CU. SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND MAPPING AND SAMPLING WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO DELINEATE THE RESOURCE AREA.
Comment (Deposit): THE PROPERTY IS SITUATED AT AN ELEVATION OF 7500 FT. AND LIES APPROX. 60 MILES SE OF HAYDEN, CO. A DRILLING PROGRAM FOR 1997 IS BEING PLANNED TO TEST EXTENSIONS. THIS PROPERTY ALSO INCLUDES THE PAST PRODUCING MINE KNOWN AS THE COPPER KING SEE MAS PROPERTY SEQ# 0081070033:
References
Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, V., 107, #43, NOV., 27, 1996, P1.
Reference (Deposit): SUMMO MINERALS CORP. PRESS RELEASE, 9-18-96.
Reference (Deposit): SUMMO MINERALS CORP. PRESS RELEASE, 11-26-96.
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