Mine detail: King Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

47.62567, -115.89573

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Tungsten, Copper, Lead
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Scheelite
Gangue:	Pyrite, Quartz, Specularite
Orebody form:	PARALLEL BRANCHING VEINS
Discovery year:	1884

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Prichard Formation
Host type:	Argillite
Structure:	Many Cross Faults Offset The Veins
Tectonic:	Belt Basin
Alteration processes:	Ankerite, Sericite, Chlorite, Apatite

References

MRDS	W026584
DEP	10105993
Reference	{Deposit:: SHENON, P. J., 1938 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR MURRAY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47 , 44 P}{Deposit:: 1938 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 4}{Production:: SHENON, P. J., 1938 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47 , 44 P.}
Reporter	Miller, Pat J.