The Silver King Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Summit county, Utah at an elevation of 8,199 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 40.63167, -111.51250
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Silver King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver King Mine
Secondary: Silver King Coalition Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Summit
District: Park City 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: United Park City Mines Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1893
Discovery Year: 1889
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD/LENS/TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Thrust Belt
Type: L
Description: Park City Anticline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGES: .024 OZ/TON AU, 18.33 OZ/TON AG, 14.2 PERCENT LEAD, .487 PERCENT COPPER AND 3.53 PERCENT ZINC
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Brochantite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Bindheimite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ALL DATA FOR SILVER KING COALITION GROUP IN GENERAL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Commodity): MANGANESE OXIDES ASSAYING UP TO 49 % MN. ARE FOUND ON VARIOUS DUMPS IN SEC. 20 T 2 S AND R 4 E.
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS E 1/2
Comment (Deposit): ORE IS ON NW FLANK OF PARK CITY ANTICLINE
Comment (Workings): ACCESS TO THE MINE IS NOW THROUGH THE SPIRO TUNNEL OR THROUGH THE MAIN SHAFT, 1325 FT. DEEP; LEVELS CUT AT 300, 700, 800, 900, 1100 AND 1300, MINE WORKINGS ARE EXTENSIVE
References
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., ET.AL., 1966, GEOL. MAP OF THE PARK CITY WEST QUAD.: U.S.G.S. MAP GQ-535.
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, MAX., D., JR., 1951, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN UTAH: USGS BULL. 979-A, 62 P.
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., AND MCCARTHY, B.M., LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, 1976: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT NO. 27, P. 361.
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K.C., 1966, MINERALS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUV., BULL. 76, P. 36.
Reference (Deposit): 5) BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH USGS PROF. PAPER 77, 230 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1966 GEOLMAP CRITTENDEN, CALKINS AND SHARP GQ-53
Reference (Production): ERICKSON, A.J., 1968, PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK NO. 22.
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