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Copper King Mine

Past Producer in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Uranium
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  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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098609
MRDS ID M232286
Record type Site
Current site name Copper King Mine
Alternate or previous names Maggie Creek Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -116.23841, 40.80047 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position Location is for shaft symbol on USGS topo.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Schroeder Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 034N 051E 28,27 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Lead Secondary
Gold Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result GRAB SAMPLE .06% U3O8 (GARSIDE)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -116.23841, 40.80047
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractured, Sheared Zones

Comments on the geologic information

  • OXIDIZED COPPER MINERALS OCCUR ALONG SHEAR ZONES IN CHERT, SHALE, AND LIMESTONE UNITS THE ORE BEARING ZONE STRIKES N60E AND DIPS NORTHWEST. RADIOACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SECONDARY COPPER MINERALS ALONG A N45E, 70W FRACTURE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Maggie Creek District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the production information

  • OXIDE ORE ALSO CONTAINED SOME SILVER, LEAD, GOLD AND ZINC.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 ADITS, A 2-COMPARTMENT SHAFT, LATERAL WORKINGS, PITS, TRENCHES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J. ETAL, (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO, N.B. OF M. BULL 64

  • Deposit

    GARSIDE, L.J. (1973) RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA, N.B. OF M BULL 81

  • Deposit

    USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 267, REF. NO. 3201100034, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 21.070

  • Production

    ROBERT, R.J. ETAL., 1967

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, SHEAR ZONES CONTAINING COPPER OXIDES WITH SOME RADIOACTIVITY NOTED.
Deposit DEVELOPEMENT CONSISTS OF TWO ADITS, A TWO COMPARTMETN SHAFT, WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF LATERAL WORKINGS, AND SEVERAL PITS AND TRENCHES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1980 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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