Silver King

The Silver King is a silver and copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Silver King
Secondary: Mineral Hill

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Oquirrh Fm Strike N 40 W, Dip 20 Ne. A Fault At The Bottom Of The Shaft Strikes N 60 W, Dip 30 Se, Throw 5 Ft.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1923 - 0.035 OZ/TON AU, 18.1 OZ/TON AG, 2.77 % CU, 5.19 % PB.
Analytical Data: 1917 - 9.3 OZ/TON AG, 8.1 % CU
Analytical Data: 1912 - 6 OZ/TON AG, 18 % CU

Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Plumbojarosite

Comments

Comment (Location): ENCLOSING 200 ACRES

Comment (Production): PROD SML BEFORE 1912; PB-AG ORE IN 1922; PB-CU ORE IN 1923; 1926

References

Reference (Deposit): NOLAN,T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P. 163.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MIN. RES. 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923

Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. RES. 1926; 1928; 1946

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965

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