Mine detail: King James Mine

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Location: Juab County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.91106, -112.1069
dep_id: 10020242
mrds_id: DC12853
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Minor mineral: Iron
Trace mineral: Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Enargite
work_type: Underground
alteration: Argillization
conc_proc: Oxidation
ore_ctrl: Fissures
Reporter: James, Laurence P.
arock_unit: Silver City Stock
arock_type: Monzonite
References:
  • Deposit:: MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.
  • Deposit:: COO, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.
  • Deposit:: MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.
  • Deposit:: LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.
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