Galena Queen

The Galena Queen is a gold mine located in Park county, Montana at an elevation of 8,701 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Galena Queen  

State:  Montana

County:  Park

Elevation: 8,701 Feet (2,652 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.25556, -110.62083

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Galena Queen MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Galena Queen


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Park
District: Emigrant Gulch


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: K. Counts
Home Office: Livingstone, Mt.
Years: 1950 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: High-Angle Faulting Along Mill Creek.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED AT END OF FOOT TRAIL ALONG ARRASTRA CREEK.

Comment (Workings): 180 FT. ADIT AND SHAFT


References

Reference (Deposit): REED, G, 1950, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, PARK G., MONT., USBM. INF. CIRC. 7546, P. 52

Reference (Deposit): 1950 COMPILE USBM. INF. CIRC. 751


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

Principal Gold Districts of Montana

In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.