Copper King Mine

Past Producer in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042365
MRDS ID M060124
Record type Site
Current site name Copper King Mine
Alternate or previous names Chinto, Amazon, Banner
Related records 10204463

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.66193, 48.32152 (WGS84)
Elevation 914
Relative position 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHEWELAH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stevens(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chewelah(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chewelah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Colville(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Colville National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Stevens

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 033N 041E 32 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitization Of Host Rock.

Analytical data

Result ORE AVERAGES 0.01 OZ. AU AND 3.3 OZ.AG/TON,AND 2.5% CU. SOME ORE RICH IN AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre
    Rock unit name Lamprophyre Dikes
    Rock description Lamprophyre Dikes
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Rock unit name Edna Dolomite-Dolomite, Argillite, Phyllite; Quartzite
    Rock description Edna Dolomite-Dolomite, Argillite, Phyllite; Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.66193, 48.32152

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Length 259.08M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 121.92M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zones Parallel To Foliation Of Country Rocks.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1900
Year of first production 1904

Mining district

District name Chewelah

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Bonanza Lead
  • Type Owner
    Owner Banner Mining Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1941
    Period 1904 - 1941
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.01 Oz Au & 3.3 Oz Ag/T, 2.5 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 93g/mt
    Ore Gold Gold 0g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • COMBINED PRODUCTION OF CHINTO, AMAZON AND COPPER KING. THERE WAS PRODUCTION FROM AMAZON MINE BY BONANZA LEAD 1954-1956, THAT WAS CONCENTRATED IN MILL AT PALMER SIDING, WASHINGTON.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Length 2438.4M
    Overall depth 121.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • ORE DEPOSITS OCCUR AS ANASTOMOSING QUARTZ - CARBONATE VEINS , 10-25 FT. THICK IN SHEAR ZONES LESS THAN 50FT. THICK. PROBABLY NORTH EXTENSION OF VEINS EXPLORED IN UNITED COPPER MINE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, L.D. AND MILLER, F.K., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE CHEWELAH MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASH. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. GEOLOGIC MAP GM-5

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERAL PART II METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 37 VOL. 1, P. 92-95

  • Deposit

    WEAVER, C.E., 1920, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STEVENS COUNTY: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 20, P. 142-144, 150-151

  • Deposit

    BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1914, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 550, P. 102-104

  • Deposit

    1905 DIREXPL COPPER KING MINING CO.

  • Deposit

    1938 DIREXPL CHINTO MINING CO.

  • Deposit

    1953 DIREXPL CHEWELAH COPPER CO.

  • Production

    U.S.B.M. INFO. CIRC. 7872

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1973 Puffett, Willard P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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