The King Mine is a silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,421 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: 2,421 Feet (738 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 47.4978, -116.24250
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King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: King Mine
Secondary: Polyastics Corp.
Secondary: New Jersey Cons.?
Secondary: E Hypotheek?
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Pine Creek 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: King Of Pine Creek Min. Co.
Owner Name: Sunshine Min. Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe - Stains; Pb - Carbonate
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Location): 1 MI S OF ANDERSON PROPERTY
Comment (Development): 6 PATENTED CLAIMS, 143 ACRES OF DEEDED LANDS, AND 150 ACRES OF MINERAL RIGHTS
Comment (Workings): 1 ADIT FROM WHICH FEW TONS OF ORE EXTRACTED
References
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F. C., 1909 , A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE IN NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 384 , 112 P.
Reference (Deposit): MAC DONALD, D. F., 1906 , ECONOMIC FEATURES OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 285 , P. 41 - 52
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAY 30 , 1972 ; JAN. 26 , 1973 ; OCT. 27 , 1970
Reference (Deposit): 1906 OTHER D. F. MAC DONALD BULL. 285
Reference (Deposit): 1909 RECON F. C. CALKINS, BULL. 384
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