Mineral City is situated on Silver Creek, four miles (6.4 km) north of Galena.

[3] Mineral City lies on a speculated route between the territory of the bəsx̌əx̌əx̌alč band of the Skykomish, based in Index, and the Sauk to the north.

[6] Later, in 1935, a road was proposed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) from Mineral City to Monte Cristo.

The Silver City Mining Company's boarding house served as a voting precinct in the 1880 presidential election.

After a 1980 storm, a quarter-mile (0.4 km) length of the ridge between Galena and Mineral City collapsed, washing out the road.