Copper King Mine

Prospect in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Gold

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Public Land Survey System information
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mineral rights holdings
Land status
Links to other databases
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10168807
MRDS ID	W014032
MAS/MILS ID	0160590586
Record type	Site
Current site name	Copper King Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Ore Body
Geographic coordinates:	-114.80874, 44.80738 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ramey Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country	State	County
United States	Idaho	Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian	Township	Range	Section	Fraction	State
Boise	025 N	021 E	32	C	Idaho

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Tertiary
Gold	Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1)	-114.80874, 44.80738	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights	Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category	Private

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	0160590586
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W014032	MAS references MRDS
Idaho Geological Survey	Idaho Mines and Prospects	IMP	CH_866	http://www.idahogeology.org/

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	28-JAN-1981	Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)	U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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