Copper King

The Copper King is a copper mine located in Routt county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,399 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  

State:  Colorado

County:  Routt

Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 39.9328, -106.68060

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Copper King MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper King
Secondary: Copper Spur Property


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Colorado
County: Routt


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Austin, Roy
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1949 -

Owner Name: Summo Minerals Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1996 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Year First Production: 1910
Discovery Year: 1900
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

Unknown: Copper
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Azurite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): BOM, IFOC, MINERALS PROPERTY FILE

Reference (Deposit): REGIONAL MINERAL APPRAISAL, LEADVILLE 2 DEGREE QUAD SHEET

Reference (Deposit): COLORADO, 1993, BOM OPEN-FILE REPORT, MLA XX-93.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL. 107, #39, SEPT. 25, 1996, P7.

Reference (Deposit): SUMMO MINERALS CORP. PRESS RELEASE, "RESULTS AT COPPER

Reference (Deposit): SPUR PROPERTY, COLORADO", 11/26/96.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL. 107, #48, NOV. 27, 1996, P1.


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