Mine detail: King of the West Mine

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Location: Camas County, Idaho, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.58849, -114.71032
dep_id: 10070782
mrds_id: W013869
mas_id: 160250006
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver
Minor mineral: Lead
Trace mineral: Copper, Gold, Zinc
Operation type: Underground
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Tetrahedrite
gangue: Quartz, Siderite
work_type: Underground
Reporter: Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat), Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)
hrock_unit: Wood River Formation-Limestone, Quartzite
hrock_type: Quartzite,Limestone
Year first produced: 1882
disc_yr: 1881
References:
  • 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.
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