Silver King

The Silver King is a silver mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 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

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.

Site Name

Primary: Silver King

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Strontium

Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Silver District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: S. P. Huss
Years: 1933 -

Production

Year: 1948
Time Period: 1923-1948
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^27% Pb, 9 Oz Ag/Ton, Minor Au

Deposit

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

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR MASSES

Structure

Type: L
Description: 100 Ft Wide Brecciated Fault Zone

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified & Carbonatized, Metamorphosed Volcanics

Rocks

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

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Fluorite
Unknown: Hematite

Comments

Comment (Commodity): FE ALSO PRESENT.

Comment (Development): PREVIOUS OWNERS INCLUDE JONES, GERONIMO MINING CO

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION IS VARIOUSLY REPORTED AS IN THE GRANITE OR IN A BRECCIATED ZONE IN THE ANDESITE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT AND A FEW SHORT TUNNELS

References

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1933, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 134, P. 64.

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 178.

Reference (Deposit): PARKER, 1966, SAN DIEGO STATE COLLEGE MASTERS THESIS.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.

Reference (Production): A.B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 64, ABM BULLETIN 189, P. 178.

Arizona Gold

"Where to Find Gold in Arizona" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Arizona. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Arizona.