The Silver King Mine is a mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 9,186 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
Elevation: 9,186 Feet (2,800 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.9056, -109.59440
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Silver King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver King Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Uintah
District: Carbonate District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Richardson, Don E.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Scottsdale, Arizona
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Smithsonite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SILVER (ARGENTIFEROUS) ORE FOUND IN GALENA FROM A-3, ADDRESS IS 4315 NORTH 68TH STREET, SCOTTSDALE,ARI
References
Reference (Deposit): UTAH GMS BULL. 71 BY R.G. PRUITT PAGE 89-90 (1961)
Reference (Deposit): UTAH GMS BULL. 76 BY BULLOCK PAGE89 (1966)
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