Silver King Mine

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc
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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045634
MRDS ID M233418
Record type Site
Current site name Silver King Mine
Alternate or previous names Kratz Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.63006, 41.64297 (WGS84)
Elevation 2402
Relative position ON WEST SLOPE OF KNOLL MT

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 043N 065E 05 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 2 MI. S. OF VULCAN MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation, Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.63006, 41.64297

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Dip 70SE
    Length 6437.2M
    Width 4.57M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults, Intrusive Veins

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCK IS MII-PENN. DIAMOND PEAK RM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1885
Discoverer Mr. Truro

Mining district

District name Contact (48)

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Silver King Mining Co (Schrader)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • 80-FT. SHAFT, 100 FT. SHAFT

Comments on development

  • ASSAYS RAN 40% MN; 2-4% CU; 20% PB, 4 OZ/AG WITH TRACES OF AU AND CU.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A.

  • Deposit

    HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER F.C. (1912) A RECOMM. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL 497.

  • Production

    SCHRADER, F.C., (1912,1935)

General comments

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Weimer, Becky S. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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