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Copper King Mine (Copper Bullion Mine; Solid Copper Mine), Copper King Mountain, Greenlee County, Arizona, USAi
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Copper King Mine (Copper Bullion Mine; Solid Copper Mine)Mine
Copper King MountainMountain
Greenlee CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 6' 51'' North , 109° 19' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Morenci1,489 (2011)5.2km
Clifton3,685 (2017)7.7km
York557 (2011)27.2km
San Jose506 (2011)40.9km
Solomon426 (2011)43.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
46948
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46948:2
GUID (UUID V4):
de7f39cb-307c-490c-9542-5d54caa1cf41


A former underground Cu-Ag-Au mine located on 2 patented claims (Solid Copper and Copper Bullion), in the SW¼ sec. 2, T4S, R29E, about 2 miles East of the Metcalf site, in the Copper King Mountain area, on private land. Situated near Rocky Gulch, SE of Copper King Mountain; about 200 feet below the summit of Copper King Mountain on its SE slope. Discovered by the New England Mining Co. Produced 1906-1910. Owned by the Phelps Dodge Corp., Morenci Branch. Past operators included the New England and Clifton Consolidated Copper Co; and the Detroit Copper Mining Co. of Arizona.

Mineralization is a tabular ore body associated with Morenci Granite Porphyry. The ore zone is 121.92 meters long and 2.44 meters wide, striking NE and dipping 70-76 NW. Ore control was a NE-trending fissure. The concentration process was surface leaching of carbonate ores. Alteration is oxidation to 300 feet of depth.

Local structures include block faulting with a prominent fault trending NE of the SE side of Copper King Mountain, and NE-trending granite porphyry dikes.

Tectonic component is Cpper King Mountain and the transition zone between the Basin and Range and Colorado Plateau Provinces.

Ore assays at $1 to $4 of Au per ton (period values).

Workings are 1066.8 meters long and 243.84 meters deep. The length of workings was estimated; 2 shafts. Description applies to the West shoot; the North shoot was undeveloped at the time of the latest MRDS data.

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 9 - Silicates
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)

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OOxygen
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
SSulfur
S ChalcociteCu2S
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcociteCu2S

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Link to USGS MRDS:10048128

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