Idaho · Custer County
Past Producer

Mountain King Mine

Custer County, Idaho, United States
SilverLeadZincCopperGoldCadmium
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryZinc, Copper, Gold
TertiaryCadmium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formCHIMNEY
Ore controlFractures, Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Gold, Silver
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone · Belt Supergroup
Associated rockGranite · Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite;Dikes-Andesite Porphyry;Dikes-Lamprophyre
StructureFolds Near Batholith Contact Strike N 15 Deg W; Farther E. From Contact Folds Strike N 35 To 40 Deg W
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1884
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10070823
MRDS IDW013924
Alternate namesSilver Streak, Happy Day, King
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates44.60458, -115.03014
References
CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1304, 431 P.TREVES, SAMUEL B., AND MELEAR, JOHN D., 1953, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SEAFOAM MINING DISTRICT, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 96, 19 P.USBM, 1975, ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974, USBM, BOISE, IDAHO, 61 P.MELEAR, J. D., 1953, THE PETROLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SEAFOAM MINING DISTRICT, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS, 36 P.1953 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 961973 RECON CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, BULL. 13041975 COMPILE USBM, MINING ACTIVITY LIST, 1974BELL, R. N., 1919, TWENTY-FIRST ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1919, P. 68.UMPLEBY, J. B., AND LIVINGSTON, D. C., 1920, IDAHO BUREAU OFMINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 3, P. 24-25.ROSS, C. P., 1930, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 33, P. 5-6.ITEMS 1 - 3 , MELEAR, J.D., 1953 , UNIV. OF IDAHO, M.S. THESIS, P. 26; ITEMS 8 - 13 , CATER, F.W., AND OTHERS, 1973 , USGS BULL. 1304 , 431 P.