Silver King Mine

The Silver King Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana.

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 Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 46.01528, -112.54167

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Silver King Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver King Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Butte District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

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

Analytical Data: AU, $3 TO EVERY 10 OZ AG.
Analytical Data: RICHEST ORE 333 OZ/TON AG AND $294/TON AU


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Rhodochrosite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): A VEIN WHICH IS TRACEABLE OVER THE BARE SLOPE ON THE E SIDE OF MISSOULA GULCH IS TOO ZINCKY AND TOO LOW IN VALUE FOR WORKING HAS AN OFF-SHOOT WHICH RUNS NW INTO THE GAGNON VEIN. THIS OFFSHOOT SPLITS AS IT PASSES THE HANGING WALL IS SMOOTH AND REGULAR, IT MARKS THE OUTER SERIES OF THREE OR FOUR PLANES SHEETING THE GRANITE. THE FOOTWALL IS IRREGULAT AND ROLLING. THE GRANITE IS DECOMPOSED TO A SOFT AND CLAYEY MATERIAL IMPREGNATED WITH MINERALS. THE VEIN DIPS 60-65. THE PAY STREAK RUNS ACROSS FROM THE HANGING WALL TO THE FOOTWALL AND IS MARKED BY AN OXIDIZED ZONE AND MANGANESE. THE LEDGE CARRIES RICH ORE FOR AU AND AG. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER VEINS IN THE SILVER KING MINE, MOST ARE ZINCKY.

Comment (Location): VEIN IS VISABLE OF E SLOPE OF MISSOULA GULCH BELOW GAGNON MINE; 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1959 EDITION

Comment (Workings): SHAFT, LEVELS


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 74, P. 250, PL. X


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.