King David Mine

The King David Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,749 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: King David Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Frisco

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Tintic (60%) Cobre (40%)

Owner Name: Tintic (60%) Cobre (40%)

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Discovery Year: 1910
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range

Type: L
Description: Horn Silver Fault Brings Camb Sediments Against Oligo Volcanics

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hemi, Silific, Alun, Argil, Pyritization

Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Wurtzite
Gangue: Asbestos
Gangue: Alunite
Gangue: Marble

Comments

Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4; SECTION 23.

Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, RAIZES, WINZES, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, AND CORE DRILLING

References

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L I AND MCCARTHY, B M, 1976 LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OPEN - FILE REPORT NO 22

Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M L, AND KRUPICKA, D C, 1979, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY; ON SITE INVESTIGATION.

Reference (Deposit): EAST, E.H., 1956, GEOLOGY OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MOUNTAINS, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, MS THESIS.

Reference (Deposit): 1913 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #80

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #111

Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOMAP USGS SS #16

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR

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