Nevada · Lyon County
Past Producer

Silver King Mine

Lyon County, Nevada, United States
SilverGoldCopperLeadAntimony
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryLead, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsSilver
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1867
Identification
Deposit ID10044899
MRDS IDM232529
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.5027, -118.94208
References
WHITE, 1869, REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST OF NEVADA FOR YEARS 1867 & 1868: CARSON CITYMOORE, 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS, & ORMSBY COUNTIES, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 75BROWNE, 1868, REPORTS ON MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR 1867: GOVT. PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTONMOORE, 1969.