The Silver King Mine is a antimony and silver mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,720 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: 7,720 Feet (2,353 Meters)
Commodity: Antimony, Silver
Lat, Long: 43.8528, -114.87640
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Silver King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver King Mine
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Sawtooth 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: Viking Exploration - Glenn Davis And Others
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ONE 2 - INCH STRINGER, 200 OZ. AG/TON
Analytical Data: A SAMPLE OF RICH ORE ASSAYED AT 26% SB
Analytical Data: 120 OZ. AG/TON
Analytical Data: BALLARD, 1922, REPORTS THAT SOME ORE WAS REPORTED TO EXCEED 5,000 OZ. AG/TON. A SPECIMEN OF DUMP ORE ASSAYED: TR. AU
Analytical Data: 7.4 OZ. AG/TON
Analytical Data: TR. CU
Analytical Data: 0.2% PB.
Materials
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Proustite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON THE FLATS JUST SE OF BEAVER CREEK ABOUT 6 ROAD MI. FROM U. S. 93
Comment (Production): LEADING PRODUCER FOR THE SAWTOOTH DISTRICT, ESTIMATED $700,000.
Comment (Workings): NEW HEAD ERECTED AND SHAFT AND UPPER ADITS BEING CLEANED OUT - 1961.
References
Reference (Deposit): CHOATE, R., 1962, SILVER KING MINE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1914, ORE DEPOSITS IN THE SAWTOOTH QUADRANGLE, BLAINE AND CUSTER COUNTIES, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 580 - K, P. 249.
Reference (Deposit): BALLARD, S. M., 1922, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF ALTURAS QUADRANGLE, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 5, 33 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1914 OTHER J. B. UMPLEBY, BULL. 580 - K
Reference (Deposit): 1922 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 5
Reference (Deposit): 1962 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.
Reference (Production): CHOATE, R., 1961, SILVER KING MINE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.
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