The Reorganized Silver King Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,627 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,627 Feet (1,715 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.99778, -117.26528
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Reorganized Silver King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Reorganized Silver King Mine
Secondary: Silver King Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Divide District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Silver King Divide Mining Co.
Years: 1920 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS OF $12-$35/TON (1919)
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): 3 CLAIMS, 40 ACRES, 2100 FT W. OF TONOPAH DIVIDE, ADJOINING MECCA AND HAS BROUCK EXTENSION. UTM IS TO SHAFT IN CLAIM BLOCK AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Deposit): 2 STRONG VEINS
Comment (Workings): 60 FT. SHAFT, 200 FT SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED CLAIM MAP OF DIVIDE DISTRICT ON FILE AT NBMG
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 92
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1920, MINES HANDBOOK VOL XIV, P. 1158.
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
