Arizona · Gila County
Producer

Silver King Mine

Gila County, Arizona, United States
CopperSilverGoldLeadMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryLead, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Cuprite, Gold, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1933
Last production1934
Identification
Deposit ID10046304
MRDS IDM241206
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.22673, -111.3621
References
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILESABGMT-USBM FILE DATAADMR FILE DATAMINING JOURNAL, SEPT. 15, 1935CONWAY, C. M. 1976. PETROLOGY, STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION OF A PRECAMBRIAN VOLCANIC AND PLUTONIC COMPLEX, TONTO BASIN, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, PHD THESIS, CALIF. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY