The King Solomon is a lead, copper, and gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,041 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: 3,041 Feet (927 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.94944, -119.63639
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King Solomon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: King Solomon
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Nighthawk
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: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Marine Sedimentary And Volcanic Materials Of The Kobau Formation Were Deposited Along An Active Continental Margin Proximal To An Island Arc.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): IN INCLINED SHAFT DEVELOPED PROPERTY (RINEHART AND FOX, 1972). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): ABOUT 9.2 MILES NORTH OF LOOMIS.
Comment (Production): PRODUCED LEAD ORE IN 1924 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 220).
Comment (Geology): THE VEIN IS IN THINLY LAMINATED SLATE AND QUARTZITE (METACHERT) OF THE KOBAU FORMATION (RINEHART AND FOX, 1972, GEOL. MAP).
References
Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E.; JOSEPH, N.L.; LASMANIS, R., 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON-PRELIMINARY REPORT: STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, 577 P.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.
Reference (Deposit): RINEHART, C.D.; FOX, K.F., JR., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE LOOMIS QUADRANGLE, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 64, 124 P., 3 PL.
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