| Deposit ID | 10245438 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013435 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300390116 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver King Mine |
| Related records | 10070484 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.50512, 46.30049 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1570 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cornish Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Flint-Rock(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)
Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 006 N | 015 W | 05 | C | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -113.50512, 46.30049 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Northwest Gold, Inc |
| ID | 2400942 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300390116 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013435 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2400942 |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-60.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95, 1975, P. 10.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 111, DIRECTORY OF
MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1979, P. 7.
MSHA REPORT DATED OCTOBER 1980.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-JAN-97 | O'Brien, Mary Ann | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/28/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2400942 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Silver King Mine |
| Current operator | Northwest Gold Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Smith Don |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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