The Gold King Mine is a lead, gold, silver, and copper mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 5,801 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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.68806, -112.64917
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Gold King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold King Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Melrose (Soap Gulch) District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Underground
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
Physiographic Detail: Highland Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: CHIMNEY-SHAPED MASS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Bedding Trends N50w, 45s
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: NEARLY VERTICAL SPIRAL CHIMNEY-SHAPED MASS .5-10 FT. WIDE.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Deposit): SPIRAL CHIMNEY RANGES IN DIAMETER FROM 6 INCHES TO 10 FT. ORE BECOMES LEAN TOWARD THE IRON-OXIDE RICH MARGINS.
Comment (Workings): A SERIES OF N50W TRENDING ADITS, ONE ABOVE THE OTHER AT INTERVALS OF 50, 55, AND 40 FT. A WINZE CONNECTED THE 2 UPPER TUNNELS. ORE WAS MINED FROM THE CHIMNEY FOR 140 VERTICAL FEET
Comment (Deposit): A 150 FT. INCLINED SHAFT 1/3 MILE NORTH OF GOLD KING PRODUCED 22,000 OZ AU FROM 200 TONS ORE. THE SILVER WAS MAINLY AS CERARGYRITE. MINE WAS MENTIONED IN MIN. RES. US, YRS 1909, 17, 23, AND 27 AS PRODUCING GOLD ORE FOR SMELTERS, PLUS CU AND AG. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, P. 92-93.
Reference (Deposit): SAHINEN, U.M., 1950, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS-ROCHESTER DISTRICT, MADISON CO., MT: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL, MEM. 19, P.50
Reference (Deposit): MIN RES US, 1909, 17, 23, 27
Reference (Deposit): 1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULL. 574
Reference (Deposit): 1950 GEOLMAP MBMG, MEMOIR 19
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.
