The Silver King Mine is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 5,361 feet.
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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
Elevation: 5,361 Feet (1,634 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 46.30139, -113.50333
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Silver King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver King Mine
Secondary: Ozar
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Rock Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Byam, Charles And Norman
Home Office: Philipsburg, Mt., 59858
Owner Name: Byam, Charles And Norman
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1925
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: John Long Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Silicification & Kaolinization
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): MAPPING DONE BY FAYRAM ENGINEERS CO., CANADA - 1976 ; ECON.COM: ORE WAS SHIPPED FOR SI CONTENT
Comment (Workings): DRIFTS MEASURE APPROXIMATELY 10 FT. IN WIDTH; MINE CHARACTERIZED BY EXTENSIVE STOPING; DEPOSIT MINED WITH SLUSHERS & LHD EQUIPMENT
References
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1974, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974. MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95.
Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, W. H., CALKINS, F. C., 1913, GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PHILIPSBURG QUAD., MT., U.S.G.S. PROFESSIONAL PAPER 78.
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
