Summit King

The Summit King is a lead and zinc mine located in Elko county, Nevada.

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: Summit King  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 40.28778, -115.55194

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Summit King MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Summit King


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Corral Creek


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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Location): W. SLOPE OF RUBY MTS - CORRAL CREEK AREA

Comment (Deposit): LEAD-ZINC PROSPECT

Comment (Deposit): THE SUMMIT KING PROSPECT IS LOCATED NEAR A SOUTH BRANCH OF CORRAL CREEK. NO PRODUCTION IS RECORDED FROM THIS PROSPECT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS, OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.