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Copper King Mine

Prospect in Washoe county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Tungsten
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10174392
MAS/MILS ID 0320310196
Record type Site
Current site name Copper King Mine
Alternate or previous names Copper King, Copper Hill Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -119.6799, 39.70769 (WGS84)
Elevation 1490
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washoe(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Griffith Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Truckee(hydrologic unit)

Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Washoe

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 021 N 020 E 12 NENENE Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -119.6799, 39.70769
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pyramid District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NEV. BUR. MINES BULLETIN 70, 1969, P. 93.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUN-1994 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

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