The Silver King Mine is a silver mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 7,759 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,759 Feet (2,365 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 45.52083, -112.59083
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Silver King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver King Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Mccartney Mountain 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
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
Type: L
Description: Mccartney Mountain Stock
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidaton
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): 1.5 MILES SE OF MCCARTNEY MTN. SUMMIT; NE 1/4, SECTION 4
Comment (Reserve-Resource): SAID TO BE RICH IN SILVER IN PLACES.
Comment (Development): 2 DRILLHOLES, 2404 AND 2500 FT DEEP, DRILLED IN 1980-81 BY FREEPORT EXPL. AS MO PROSPECT.
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL THIN MOS2 VEINLETS CUT BY DRILLHOLES.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN OF DRUSY QUARTZ, LIMONITE; NEAR GRANITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): RICHARDS, R.W. AND PARDEE, J.T., 1925, THE MELROSE PHOSPHATE FIELD, MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 780-A, P. 31.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-26-1963
Reference (Deposit): 1925 RECON PARDEE, J.T., U.S.G.S. BULL. 780 A
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.
