Silver King Mine
The Silver King Mine is an inactive silver mine located near Superior, Arizona in the United States. The richest silver mine in Arizona, it produced an estimated US$42 million worth of silver ore between 1875 and 1900.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Arizona, United States of America, United States of America
- Address: AZ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Queen Creek Tunnel and Claypool Tunnel.
Queen Creek Tunnel
Tunnel
Photo: Marine 69-71, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Queen Creek Tunnel is a 1,217-foot-long tunnel on US 60 in the Superstition Mountains, just east of Superior, Arizona. Completed in 1952, the Queen Creek Tunnel links Phoenix with Safford by way of Superior and Globe/Miami. Queen Creek Tunnel is situated 2 miles south of Silver King Mine.
Claypool Tunnel
Tunnel
Photo: Marine 69-71, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Claypool Tunnel is situated 2 miles south of Silver King Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Superior and Top-of-the-World.
Superior
Village
Photo: ArizonaLincoln, Public domain.
Superior is a town in northern Pinal County, Arizona, United States, and is the oldest town in the county. According to the 2020 census, the population of the town was 2,407. Superior is situated 2½ miles south of Silver King Mine.
Top-of-the-World
Hamlet
Top-of-the-World is a census-designated place in Gila and Pinal counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 274 at the 2020 census, up from 231 at the 2010 census, and down from 330 at the 2000 census. Top-of-the-World is situated 6 miles east of Silver King Mine.
Silver King Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Pinal County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.32996° or 33° 19′ 48″ northLongitude
-111.08768° or 111° 5′ 16″ westElevation
3,648 feet (1,112 metres)Open location code
855C8WH6+XWOpenStreetMap ID
node 369092310OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Silver King Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Silver King Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Arizona, Pinal County)”
- Cebuano: “Silver King Mine”
- French: “mine Silver King”
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