The Silver King Group is a silver and gold mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,899 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 43.7142, -116.05310
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Silver King Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver King Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Boise National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: A. Bens, W. M. Mcdougall, M. Howard, G. Lehan, E. W. Bay
Owner Name: Anton (Tony) Bens, W.M. Mcdougall, M. Howard, G. Lehan, E.W. Bay
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Veins In Area Generally Trend E.-W. To W.S.W.-E.N.E, And Dip Steeply.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE O.M.E. DOCKET NO. 6457 (1965). ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS SHALLOW PITS, TRENCHES, AND TWO ADITS COMPRISED THE WORKINGS IN 1965.
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE S.E. SLOPE OF GARDINER PEAK.
Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY CONSISTS OF THE UNPATENTED SILVER KING CLAIMS NOS. 1-11.
References
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE, WA.
Reference (Deposit): USGS GEOL ATLAS FOLIO 45.
Reference (Deposit): USGS 18TH ANN REP, PT. 3, P. 625-736.
Idaho Gold
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