Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper
TertiaryLead, Palladium, Zinc, Tungsten, Titanium, Mercury, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePORPHYRY COPPER, HYDROTHERMAL
Model78: Porphyry Cu-Au85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlSTRUCTURAL CONTROLS PARALLEL TO REGIONAL FOLIATION OR IN TENSION FRACTURES
Geology
StructurePERVASIVE FOLIATION
AlterationREGIONAL METAMORPHISM AT 1.7 GA. SILICIFICATION, POTASSIC, PROPYLITIC
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID60000972
MRDS IDM054827
Alternate namesCopper King Mine (CK Gold)
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.145, -105.189
References
HAUSEL, W.D., 1989, THE GEOLOGY OF WYOMING'S PRECIOUS METAL LODE AND PLACER DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 68, P. 82-84.OSTERWALD, F.W., OSTERWALD, D.B., LONG, J.W., JR., AND WILSON, W.H., 1959, MINERAL RESOURCES OF WYOMING (REVISED ED.): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 50, P. 131, 152.BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILESBECKMAN, R.T., AND KERNS, W.H., 1965, MERCURY IN OTHER STATES, COLORADO, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND WYOMING, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 373, 375.