Silver King Claims

The Silver King Claims is a silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,801 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 Claims
Secondary: Speculator
Secondary: Silver King
Secondary: Silver Knight
Secondary: Golden Spear
Secondary: Possibility
Secondary: President Claims

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Klondyke (Southern Klondyke) District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Marinette Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1922 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Thrust Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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: ASSAYS SAID TO AVERAGE $12-$18 IN AG AND PB (1922)

Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): 600 FT INCLINE TO A VERTICAL DEPTH OF 200 FT WITH 1500 FT TOTAL WORKINGS

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ FISSURE VEIN 1-4 FT WIDE

Comment (Location): 9 CLAIMS, 8 PATENTED, 180 ACRES, ABOUT 3.0 AIR MILES EAST OF ROUTE 95 AND 1.3 AIR MILES WEST OF THE NYE COUNTY LINE. UTM IS TO NEAR CENTER OF CLAIM BLOCK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1982

Comment (Development): SHIPMENTS WERE MADE BY COMPANY OWNING PROPERTY PRIOR TO 1918

References

Reference (Deposit): CHIPP, E.R., 1969, UNR MINES THESIS 351

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 92, P. 130-132

Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV., P. 1249

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 78, PL. 2.

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.