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Copper King

Occurrence in Gilpin county in Colorado, United States with commodity 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10118024
MAS/MILS ID 0080470047
Record type Site
Current site name Copper King

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.54919, 39.88919 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gilpin(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nederland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denver West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Vrain(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Gilpin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 002 S 073 W 10 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.54919, 39.88919
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PYRITIZATION
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Black Hawk District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner R. E. Clarida
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF: MAS FILE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION FROM PRR-1869, DATED 1953. CONTROLLER ADDRESS- 3180 W. ARIZONA AVENUE DENVER, COLORADO RADIOACTIVITY: MAX. OF 2.5 X BG. THE ONLY MINE WORKINGS AS O WAS A 26 FT. SHAFT. VEIN IS IN BIOTITE GNEISS AND ALTERED FE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Minecom U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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