Silver King Mine 1 (Silver King), Drake, Drake Co., New South Wales, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Silver King Mine 1 (Silver King) | Mine |
| Drake | Village |
| Drake Co. | County |
| New South Wales | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 54' 60'' South , 152° 23' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Drake | 129 (2017) | 1.7km |
| Bottle Creek | 158 (2014) | 29.8km |
| Bonalbo | 314 (2012) | 30.8km |
| Mallanganee | 120 (2013) | 32.7km |
| Old Bonalbo | 240 (2013) | 35.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
48888
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:48888:5
GUID (UUID V4):
734e0bdb-62a9-493f-b9a9-ac721d0e0e4d
Located approximately 1 km north of Drake. Estimated resources: 300 000t at 144g/t Ag and 0.2g/t Au in the form of disseminations and veinlets.
Operated as shallow pits, shafts and trenches circa 1887 to 1993
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S References: |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
| β 'K Feldspar' |
| β 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
| β Matildite Formula: AgBiS2 |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Pearceite Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| β Polybasite Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| β Proustite Formula: Ag3AsS3 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Silver Formula: Ag |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| β 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Proustite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3AsS3 |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| β | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| β | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| β | Pearceite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| β | Matildite | 2.JA.20 | AgBiS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| β | '' | - | |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Great Dividing RangeMountain Range
- New England OrogenOrogen
- Woolomin ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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