King Solomon Prospect

The King Solomon Prospect is a silver, platinum, and gold mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,400 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: King Solomon Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Platinum
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Idaho City District (Illinois Creek Area)

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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Boise Cascade Corp.

Owner Name: Mc Knight, J. H.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Sawtooth Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Orebody

Form: VEIN

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Kaolinized

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AG=47.1 OZ/TON AND 47.9 OZ/TON
Analytical Data: TWO ASSAYS: AU=0.85 OZ/TON AND 0.10 OZ/TON

Materials

Ore: Argentite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Platinum
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): IN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST. LOCATION GIVEN IS ON ILLINOIS GULCH IN NE/4 SEC. 17

Comment (Deposit): VEIN LOCATED IN A SHEAR ZONE

Comment (Workings): 6 BULLDOZER TRENCHES, 1 OLD DRIFT

Comment (Commodity): AS OF 1991, PT HAS BEEN DISCOUNTED BY THE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY AS BEING PRESENT AT THIS LOCALITY. PLATINUM MAY HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY THE MINE OWNER TO SAVAGE AT THE TIME OF HIS VISIT

References

Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C.N., 1962, KING SOLOMON MINES: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY UNPUB. FIELD NOTES.

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C.P., 1941, THE METAL AND COAL MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO, WITH NOTES ON THE NONMETALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 57, P. 19.

Reference (Deposit): MITCHELL, V.E., OTT, M.H., VANCE, R.E., AND BENNETT, E.H., 1991, MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE HAILEY QUADRNAGLE, IDAHO, 2D ED.: IDAHO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, P. 6.

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