King Solomon Prospect

Occurrence in Boise county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Platinum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070734
MRDS ID W013800
Record type Site
Current site name King Solomon Prospect
Related records 10265647

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.77626, 43.86208 (WGS84)
Elevation 1341
Relative position 4 MI NORTHEAST OF IDAHO CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boise(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Idaho City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boise-Mores(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Boise National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Boise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006N 006E 17 NE4 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • IN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST. LOCATION GIVEN IS ON ILLINOIS GULCH IN NE/4 SEC. 17

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Platinum Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Gold Ore
Platinum Ore
Silver Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Kaolinized

Analytical data

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

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith
    Rock description Idaho Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.77626, 43.86208

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shearing, Gouge

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Idaho City District (Illinois Creek Area)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mc Knight, J. H.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Boise Cascade Corp.

Comments on the workings information

  • 6 BULLDOZER TRENCHES, 1 OLD DRIFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN LOCATED IN A SHEAR ZONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1990 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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