Arizona · Greenlee County
Producer

Copper King Mine

Greenlee County, Arizona, United States
CopperGoldSilver
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Description

New England Mining Co.

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNe Trending Fissure
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Pyrite
GangueOrthoclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Morenci Granite Porphyry
StructureNe Trending Granite Porphyry Dikes, Block Faulting; Prominent Fault Trending Ne On Se Side Of Copper King Mountain
Tectonic settingCopper King Mountain; Transition Between Basin And Range And Colorado Plateau Provinces
AlterationOxidation To 300 Ft Depth
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1906
Last production1910
Identification
Deposit ID10048128
MRDS IDM800158
Alternate namesCopper Bullion, Solid Copper
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.11454, -109.33009
References
AGBMT-USBM FILE DATA.LINDGREN, W., 1905, THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE CLIFTON-MORENCI DISTRICT, ARIZONA, USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 43.ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE.BLM DISTRICT MAP 839.CIMRI