The King Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 6,549 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
Elevation: 6,549 Feet (1,996 Meters)
Primary Mineral: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.98111, -112.27444
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King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: King Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Pipestone District
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Perkosky, Dahlstrom, And Baker
Years: 1981 -
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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericite
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: DUMP GRAB SAMPLE HAD TR AG, TR PB.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Development): CLAIM RUNS E-W.
Comment (Workings): 1 OPEN ADIT HEADING N78W.
Comment (Location): ON HARTMAN CREEK, 1 MI S OF MCCLUSKY MTN. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
References
Reference (Deposit): PEARSON, ROBERT C., USGS, 1981, FIELD INSPECTION
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