California · Shasta County
Producer

Silver King

Shasta County, California, United States
GoldCopperSilver
⌖ Show on mapUSGS source ↗
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Copley Greenstone;Mule Mountain Stock
Associated rockPlutonic Rock
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10077540
MRDS IDW025239
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.54818, -122.45026
References
AVERILL, C.V., 1939, MINERAL RESOURCES OF SHASTA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 35, NO. 2, P. 172.LYDON, P.A., AND O'BRIEN, J.C., 1974, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT 6, P. 136.