The King of the West is a gold and silver mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.0975, -103.77333
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King of the West MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: King of the West
Secondary: North Star
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
District: Rochford District
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.
Administrative Organization: Black Hills National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: James L. Curran And Associates (King Of The West Mining Co.)
Owner Name: James L. Curran
Production
Year: 1909
Material type: ORE AU
Description: Ap_Grade: ^11.03 Oz Gold
Year: 1908
Material type: ORE AU
Description: Ap_Grade: ^25.01 Oz Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1897
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Black Hills
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Marcasite
Gangue: Cummingtonite
Comments
Comment (Location): SW 1/4, SW 1/4, AT THE HEAD OF SMITH GULCH (MAP LOCATION); OTHER SOURCES PLACE IT NW 1/4 SECTION 33
Comment (Development): 16 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; ECON.COM: 25 - TON CHILEAN MILL. 50 - TON CYANIDE MILL
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION IS ON THE CREST OF A FOLD
Comment (Workings): EARLY WORKS: 2 SHALLOW SHAFTS AND AN OPEN CUT. MORE RECENT WORKS: 150 FT SHAFT WITH DRIFTS ON THE 50- AND 75- FOOT LEVELS
References
Reference (Production): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688
Reference (Deposit): U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688
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