Mine detail: Silver King Mine

Previously called 'Big Gulch'

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Location: Hudspeth County, Texas, United States, North America
Lat / long: 31.14545, -105.52775
dep_id: 10085667
mrds_id: W701294
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Molybdenum
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Sphalerite, Wulfenite
gangue: Calcite, Jasper, Quartz
model: 60: Skarn Zn-Pb
alteration: Silicification Of Limestone With Pyrite; Epidote In Limestone Along Magnetite Vein
Reporter: Paidakovich, Matthew E., Long, Keith R.
hrock_unit: Bluff Formation
hrock_type: Quartz Monzonite,Hornfels,Marble,Limestone,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
arock_unit: Intrusive And Extrusive Rocks
arock_type: Quartz Monzonite,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
References:
  • Deposit:: PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: PRICE AND OTHERS, 1983
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