The King Solomon Prospect is a silver, platinum, and gold mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Platinum, Gold
Lat, Long: 43.8622, -115.77530
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King Solomon Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: King Solomon Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Platinum
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Idaho City District (Illinois Creek Area)
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: Boise Cascade Corp.
Owner Name: Mc Knight, J. H.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Kaolinized
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AG=47.1 OZ/TON AND 47.9 OZ/TON
Analytical Data: TWO ASSAYS: AU=0.85 OZ/TON AND 0.10 OZ/TON
Materials
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Platinum
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): IN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST. LOCATION GIVEN IS ON ILLINOIS GULCH IN NE/4 SEC. 17
Comment (Deposit): VEIN LOCATED IN A SHEAR ZONE
Comment (Workings): 6 BULLDOZER TRENCHES, 1 OLD DRIFT
Comment (Commodity): AS OF 1991, PT HAS BEEN DISCOUNTED BY THE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY AS BEING PRESENT AT THIS LOCALITY. PLATINUM MAY HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY THE MINE OWNER TO SAVAGE AT THE TIME OF HIS VISIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C.N., 1962, KING SOLOMON MINES: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY UNPUB. FIELD NOTES.
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C.P., 1941, THE METAL AND COAL MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO, WITH NOTES ON THE NONMETALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 57, P. 19.
Reference (Deposit): MITCHELL, V.E., OTT, M.H., VANCE, R.E., AND BENNETT, E.H., 1991, MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE HAILEY QUADRNAGLE, IDAHO, 2D ED.: IDAHO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, P. 6.
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