The Silver King is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 781 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: 781 Feet (238 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.54833, -122.44917
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Silver King MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver King
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): SHASTA COUNTY REPORT GIVES LOCATION AS BEING IN SEC 16(?)
Comment (Production): LAST SHIPMENT AVERAGED 17OZ/TON AG, 1% CU
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A BRECCIATED QUARTZ VEIN FOLLOWING ANDESITE- DIKE CONTACT. AVERAGE WIDTH OF VEIN IS 2 FT. DEPOSIT TYPE IS UNKNOWN. POSSIBLY A POLYMETALLIC VEIN RELATED TO THE INTRUSION OF THE MULE MOUNTAIN STOCK
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND DRIFTS
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1939, MINERAL RESOURCES OF SHASTA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 35, NO. 2, P. 172.
Reference (Deposit): LYDON, P.A., AND O'BRIEN, J.C., 1974, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT 6, P. 136.
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