Mine detail: Copper King Prospect

Previously called 'Claims: Tommy AtkinsTuesday'

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Location: Whatcom County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 48.96259, -122.18987
dep_id: 10048012
mrds_id: M700408
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Quartz
Trace mineral: Copper, Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Quartz
gangue: Feldspar
orebody_fm: VEIN
model: 85: Polymetallic veins
alteration: Iron Oxide From Oxidation Of Sulfide Minerals Present On Joint Surfaces
Reporter: Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ), Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_type: Diorite
tectonic: Cascade Volcanic Arc
disc_yr: 1897
discr: John Post
References:
  • MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 35-36, 83
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