| Deposit ID | 10117466 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC03568 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080130056 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper King Mine |
| Related records | 10108244 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.42009, 40.05509 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2524 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Boulder(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gold Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Estes Park(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Greeley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
St. Vrain(hydrologic unit)
South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Boulder |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 001 N | 072 W | 14 | C NWNE | Colorado |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Arsenopyrite | Unknown |
| Bravoite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Cobaltite | Unknown |
| Millerite | Unknown |
| Niccolite | Unknown |
| Pentlandite | Unknown |
| Polydymite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Bravoite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -105.42009, 40.05509 |
|---|
| Strike | N45W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 45S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 150M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 12M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 1HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1940 |
| District name | Gold Hill District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cobalt Gold Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Georgia |
| Year | 1941 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080130056 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC03568 | MAS references MRDS |
BELL, JAMES E, 1941, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE NICKEL PROPER
THE COLBALT GOLD MINING CO. US BUR MINES STRAT. MINERAL E
ATION SECTION REPT NO 5001 (UNPUBLISHED) ON FILE AT USBM I
BLDG 20, DENVER FED. CENTER, DENVER, CO 80225.
GODDARD E N, AND LOVERING, T.S, 1950, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSI
THE FRONT RANGE, COLORADO, US GEOL SURVEY PROF PAPER 223,
GODDARD E N, AND LOVERING, T S, 1942, NICKEL DEPOSIT NEAR GO
BOULDER, CO, COLORADO. US GEOL SURVEY BULL. 931-O, P 349-3
(INCLUDES PLAN AND SECTION VIEWS OF DEPOSIT AND MINE)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REC 050 DEPOSIT EXPLORED BY 16 DRILL HOLES TOTALING 2500 FT UNDERGROUND WORKINGS TOTALING 2000 FT. REC 070 POLYDYMITE CHIEF ORE AND IS SUPERGENE IN ORIGIN REC 101-115. UPPER LEVELS CONTAIN 25,000 SHT TONS OF 2.5% NI LOWER LEVELS CONTAIN 30,000 SHORT TONS OF 0.5% NI (BELL, 1941, P 6) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Hite, Alan G. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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