| Deposit ID | 10298137 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0371450002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper King Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.80504, 36.50428 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 165 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Person(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Virgilina(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
South Boston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Greensboro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Dan(hydrologic unit)
Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)
Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Person |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -78.80504, 36.50428 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Morong, J. H. |
| Home office | Virginia |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0371450002 |
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AND ECONOMIC SURVEY BULLETIN NO. 26, 1917, PP. 157-158.
PRATT, J. H. & H. M. BERRY. THE MINING INDUSTRY IN NORTH CA
DURING 1913-17, INCLUSIVE. NORTHCAROLINA GEOLOGICAL AND ECO
SURVEY ECONOMIC PAPER NO. 49, 1919, PP. 40-43.
PRATT, J. H. THE MINING INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1
1912. NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC SURVEY ECONOMI
NO. 34, 1914, PP. 61-62
DURING 1908, 1909 AND 1910. NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL AND E
SURVEY ECONOMIC PAPER NO. 23, 1911, PP. 19-29.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-NOV-1983 | Lyday, Travis Q. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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