The King of the West Mine is a silver mine located in Camas county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,300 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 43.5886, -114.70940
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King of the West Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: King of the West Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Camas
District: Rosetta 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
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1882
Discovery Year: 1881
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): Near Head Of King Of The West Gulch
Comment (Production): $200,000 Production
Comment (Development): 3 Patented Claims; 50 - Ton Concentrating Mill
Comment (Production): >843 Dry Tons Total Ore- >$200000- 120 Oz Silver/Ton
References
Reference (Production): Umpleby, J. B., 1914, USGS Bulletin 580 - K.
Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1914, Ore Deposits In The Sawtooth Quadrangle, Blaine And Custer Counties, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 580 - K, P. 221 - 249
Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1930, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Seafoam, Alder Creek, Little Smoky, And Willow Creek Mining Districts, Custer And Camas Counties, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 33, 26 P, P.24
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