United Copper

The United Copper is a mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 2,822 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

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Site Name

Primary: United Copper
Secondary: New Home
Secondary: Widows Mite
Secondary: Gray Copper
Secondary: Black Cat
Secondary: United Copper Fr.
Secondary: Half Diamond
Secondary: Sunset Fr.
Secondary: Hidden Treasure
Secondary: Copper King
Secondary: Amazon
Secondary: Banner
Secondary: Amazon Fr.
Secondary: Keystone
Secondary: Copper Queen
Secondary: Nester

Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Chewelah Mining 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: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Naomi Durkee And Dorothy Alm
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Banner Mining Co.
Percent: 20.00
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Janet Dickey Emmanuel
Percent: 20.00
Home Office: New York
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Phillip P. Skok
Percent: 20.00
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Marie Wilmer Kulzer
Percent: 20.00
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Louise Thacker Graessle
Percent: 20.00
Home Office: Florida
Info Year: 1975

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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Covellite
Unknown: Digenite
Unknown: Freibergite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Siderite
Unknown: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): REC 040 COL-31.CU SULFIDE CONCENTRATE IS SELF-FLUXING.MAY RE CUSTOM SMELTING AND REFINING. COL-38 DESTINATION UNKNOWN UPON PROCESS SELECTED ESTIMATED LEAD-TIME TO PRODUCE ORE 6 TO 9 MONTHS.

References

Reference (Deposit): WA DIV GEOL EARTH RESOURCES UNPUBD DATA.

Reference (Deposit): WEAVER,C.E,1920,MIN RES.STEVENS CO,WA GEOL SURV.BUL 20

Reference (Deposit): PATTY,E.N,1921,METAL MINES OF WA.WA GEOL SURV.BUL 23

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING,M.T,1956,INVNTRY WA MIN DEPS.QA DIV GEOL BUL 37

Reference (Deposit): OREILLE AND STEVENS COS.WA.1902- 1956.USBM IC 7872

Reference (Deposit): DIV GEOL MAP GM-5

Reference (Deposit): FULKERSON,F.B;KINGSTON,G.A,1958 MINE PROD AU,AG,CU,PB,2N.1N

Reference (Deposit): ATE COL MS THESIS

Reference (Deposit): CLARK,L.D;MILLER,F.K,1968,GEOL OFCHEWELAH MT QUAD,STEVENS CO

Reference (Deposit): BENNINGTON,K.E,1951,PARAGENISIS CHEWELAH DIST METLFUS DEPS.

Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT,MOWLAND.1914,ORE DEPS NEWASH USGS BUL 550

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