Description
A.N. King And A.H. Butterfield
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Zinc, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · U-Bar Formation
Associated rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1878
Last production1941
Discovery year1877
Identification
Deposit ID10013461
MRDS IDD009762
Alternate namesKing 400 Mine, King Gold Mine, Gold King Group: Claim Patented In 1892, King 400: Unpatented ClaimsKing Gold, Marylu, Lanny, Fraction, Gold Howard, Captain Henry, Golden Eagle
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.91625, -108.43562
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 335-336LASKY, S.G., 1938 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL 33, NO 4, P. 365-389LASKY, S.G., 1947 USGS PP 208, P. 89-90ZELLER, R.A., JR., 1970 NMBMMR BULL 96, P. 19-22, PLATE 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAACCURATE PRODUCTION FROM AGGREGATED USBM RECORDS. ESTIMATED PRODUCTION FROM USGS PP 68, P. 336.