| 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: | -117.66193, 48.32152 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 914 |
| Relative position | 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHEWELAH |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Stevens |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 033N | 041E | 32 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE AVERAGES 0.01 OZ. AU AND 3.3 OZ.AG/TON,AND 2.5% CU. SOME ORE RICH IN AG. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lamprophyre Dikes | ||||
| Rock description | Lamprophyre Dikes | ||||
| |||||
| 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 |
| (1) | -117.66193, 48.32152 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 259.08M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 121.92M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1904 |
| District name | Chewelah |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bonanza Lead |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Banner Mining Co. |
| Year | 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1904 - 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.01 Oz Au & 3.3 Oz Ag/T, 2.5 % Cu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 2438.4M |
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060124 |
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
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
WEAVER, C.E., 1920, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STEVENS COUNTY: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 20, P. 142-144, 150-151
BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1914, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 550, P. 102-104
1905 DIREXPL COPPER KING MINING CO.
1938 DIREXPL CHINTO MINING CO.
1953 DIREXPL CHEWELAH COPPER CO.
U.S.B.M. INFO. CIRC. 7872
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1973 | Puffett, Willard P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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