| Deposit ID | 10045634 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233418 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver King Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Kratz Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.63006, 41.64297 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2402 |
| Relative position | ON WEST SLOPE OF KNOLL MT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blanchard Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jackpot(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Salmon Falls(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 043N | 065E | 05 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Diamond Peak Formation |
| Rock description | Diamond Peak Formation |
| (1) | -114.63006, 41.64297 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70SE |
| Length | 6437.2M |
| Width | 4.57M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Discoverer | Mr. Truro |
| District name | Contact (48) |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Silver King Mining Co (Schrader) |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233418 |
SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A.
HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779
SCHRADER F.C. (1912) A RECOMM. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL 497.
SCHRADER, F.C., (1912,1935)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MINE IS ON THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SILVER KING VEIN, WHICH IS SAID TO EXTEND 4 MI. SOUTHWESTWARD AND RANGES FROM 5-20 INCHES IN WIDTH. DEPOSIT DISCOVERED I( 1885 BY MR. TURO MERC ARE TWO MAIN OPENINGS SITUATED ABOUT 1.500 FT. APART. THE NORTH OPENING CONSISTS OF AN 80-FOOT SHAFT. THE VEIN HERE IS ABOUT 5 FEET WIDEAND DIPS 70 SE. THE SOUTH OPENING CONSISTS OF A 100-FOOT SHAFT. THE VEIN HERE ISABOUT 15 FEET WIDE AND STANDS VERTICALLY OR DIPS STEEPLY TO THE NW. ASSAYS OBTAINED FROM THE SUBSTANTIAL PORTIONS OF THE VEIN ARE AS FOLLOWS: 40% MN; 2% CU; 20%PB; 4 OZ/TON AG; AND A TRACE OF AU AND ZN.(SCHRADER, 1935, P39-40) BOTTOM OF THE80-FOOT SHAFT CARRIES ABOUT 4% CU (SCHRADER, 1912, P145) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEINS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Weimer, Becky S. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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