Silver King Group

The Silver King Group is a silver and gold mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,899 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Silver King Group  

State:  Idaho

County:  Boise

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.


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