The Silver King is a mine located in Imperial county, California at an elevation of 899 feet.
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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: 899 Feet (274 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 33.10861, -114.94944
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Silver King MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver King
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Imperial
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Salton Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 5 OZ AU, 20 - 30 % PB
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): GALENA OCCURS IN IRREGULAR BRANCHES IN DIKE
Comment (Workings): SHAFT SUNK ON FOOTWALL SIDE OF DIKE 20 FT. DEEP.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: DIKE 15 - 25 FT. WIDE
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 ; LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 449 .
Reference (Deposit): SAMPSON, R. J. AND TUCKER, W. B., 1942 ; MINERAL RESOURCES OF IMPERIAL COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 38 , NO. 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 128
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