The Silver King Mine is a silver, copper, gold, and lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,598 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.36333, -113.08333
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Silver King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver King Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Polaris (Lost Cloud) District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: E. P. Marchesseau
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Polaris Fault, Small Shear Zones.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Brecciation, Minor Skarn
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VEIN MATERIAL ASSAYED 0.020 OZ AU/TON, 20-54 OZ AG/TON, 0.40% CU, 0.20-0.80% PB, 1.30-1.70% ZN.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Jasper
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): SE 1/4 OF SECTION 28, EXTENDING SLIGHTLY INTO SECTION 33.
Comment (Development): ONE PATENTED CLAIM
Comment (Deposit): A THIN VEIN, SUBPARALLEL TO THE POLARIS FAULT, CUTS SILICIFIED LIMESTONE SHOWING SLICKENSIDES.
Comment (Workings): SURFACE CUTS AND A SHORT ADIT EXPOSE VEIN FOR A STRIKE LENGTH OF 150 FEET. A LOWER (CAVED) ADIT WAS DRIVEN TO INTERSECT VEIN AT DEPTH.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION YEARS-1936, 1940,1952, AND 1958-59.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 124
Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 8
Reference (Production): M.B.M.G. BULL. 85
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
