Mine detail: King of the West Mine

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Location

Lat / long:

43.58849, -114.71032

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver
Secondary:	Lead
Tertiary:	Copper, Gold, Zinc
Ore:	Galena, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Quartz, Siderite
Discovery year:	1881

Production

Operation type:	Underground
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1882

Geology

Host rock:	Wood River Formation-Limestone, Quartzite
Host type:	Quartzite,Limestone

References

MRDS	W013869
MAS	160250006
DEP	10070782
Reference	{Deposit:: Umpleby, J. B., 1914, Ore Deposits In The Sawtooth Quadrangle, Blaine And Custer Counties, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 580 - K, P. 221 - 249}{Deposit:: Ross, C. P., 1930, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Seafoam, Alder Creek, Little Smoky, And Willow Creek Mining Districts, Custer And Camas Counties, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 33, 26 P, P.24}{Production:: Umpleby, J. B., 1914, USGS Bulletin 580 - K.}
Reporter	Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat), Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)