Silver King Mine

The Silver King Mine is a lead mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,556 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

Name: Silver King Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation: 2,556 Feet (779 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 33.16639, -111.23111

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Silver King Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver King Mine
Secondary: Vaughan Property


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Mineral Mountain 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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: E. V. Vaughan
Years: 1939 - 1946

Owner Name: Mineral Mountain Mining And Milling Co., Valle View Mining


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1949
Year Last Production: 1953
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: N And Nw Trending Faults, Nw Trending Fissures


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)

Comment (Development): 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Geology): MINIERALIZATION AGE PROBABLY SAME AS TERT INTRUSIONS IN AREA, INCLUDING TERT INTRUSIVE RHYOLITE 100 M S OF MINE

Comment (Deposit): SILICIOUS VEINS IN SCHIST, VARY IN WIDTH FROM 1 TO 8 FEET

Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS PRESENT, 1 60-75 FT DEEP, THE OTHER ABOUT 20 FT DEEP. ONLY ONE TUNNEL BETWEEN 80 AND 100 FT LONG. VARIOUS SHALLOW WORKINGS


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 78-468,1978


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