Silver King Mine

The Silver King Mine is a gold mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 5,151 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

Name: Silver King Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation: 5,151 Feet (1,570 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 46.3006, -113.50420

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Silver King Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver King Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite


Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Northwest Gold, Inc
Company ID: 2400942
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1980


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Environmental Factors): THERE WERE NO MILL TAILINGS OBSERVED AT THIS SITE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THERE WAS ONE FLOWING ADIT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITE. NO MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS WERE EXCEEDED IN THE ADIT DISCHARGE. SLUICE GULCH CREEK WAS FLOWING ADJACENT TO THE SITE, ON THE WEST SIDE, DURING THE INVESTIGATION, AND UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM SURFACE WATER SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED. NO OBSERVED RELEASES WERE DOCUMENTED. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS MINE OPENINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITE INCLUDE FIVE OPEN ADITS, ONE COLLAPSED ADIT, AND AN OPEN STOPE. ANOTHER ADIT HAD BEEN SECURED BY A METAL DOOR.

Comment (Location): ON ROCK CREEK, 15 MILES WEST OF PHILIPSBURG, MT.


References

Reference (Deposit): MSHA REPORT DATED OCTOBER 1980.

Reference (Deposit): MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1979, P. 7.

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 111, DIRECTORY OF

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95, 1975, P. 10.

Reference (Deposit): PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-60.

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.