Silver King Mine

The Silver King Mine is a silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,780 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

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Site Name

Primary: Silver King Mine
Secondary: Kramer-Silver King
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2306

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Antimony

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Iron Point District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1920
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Form: TABULAR, IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2306, GRAB VEIN MATERIAL FROM DUMP OF SHAFT CONTAINS 1 % FE, 1 % MG, 1.5 % CA, 0.002 % TI, 300 PPM MN, 1500- PPM AG, 1500 PPM AS, 20 PPM B, 2000 PPM BA, 1500 PPM CU, 5 PP-M MO, 7 PPM NI, +20000 PPM PB, + 10000 PPM SB, 20 PPM SN, 200 -PPM V, 50 PPM W, 700 PPM ZN.

Materials

Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Dolomite

Comments

Comment (Workings): 7 SHAFTS, MORE THAN 10 OPEN CUTS 8-50 FT. LONG., SEVERAL BULLDOZER CUTS

Comment (Deposit): THE WORKINGS ARE IN SILICIFIED LIMESTONE AND BLACK SHALE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Comment (Location): JUST NORTH OF SILVER COIN GROUP W CENTER SEC. 1 AND E. CTR SEC 2.7 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :01, 49 (1972)

Comment (Deposit): S PATENTED CLAIMS. THE WORKINGS AT THIS PROPERTY EXPLORE A N20E, 65 NW, 1 M WIDE ZONE OF SILICIFICATION AND QUARTZ- VEINLET STOCKWORK. QUARTZ VEINLETS ARE 1-5 MM WIDE BUT ALSO O-COUR IN LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE WALLROCK ELSEWHERE. THE WALLROCK- IS BLACK DOLOMITE, LOCALLY SILICIFIED. SOME CALCITE AND DOLOM-ITE OCCUR IN THE VEIN, AS WELL AS IRON OXIDE MINERALS, SPARSE - OXIDE COPPER MINERALS AND A GREENISH-YELLOW UNIDENTIFIED MINE-RAL. THE PROPERTY IS NEAR THE END OF A-ZONE OF SILICIFICATION -SHOWN ON GO-1175.

References

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, W. O., 1938, USBM I. C. 6995, P. 28-29.

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, RONALD, 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL 59

Reference (Deposit): CARPEN, A.F., (1920) UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE KRAMER PROPERTY, EAST GOLD RUN DIST HUMBLODT CO, NV., ON FILE AT NBMG, 131, ITEM 1

Reference (Deposit): USGS, 1974, MAP GO-1175

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L. J., 22 JUN 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS

Reference (Production): CARPER, A.F., 1920

Nevada Gold

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.