The Galena Central Prospect is a zinc and lead mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,500 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
Elevation: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.03194, -115.39417
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Galena Central Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Galena Central Prospect
Secondary: Profile-Tamarack Mines Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Profile District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Profile-Tamarack Mines Co.
Home Office: George Webber, President Portland, Or.
Years: 1943 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1924
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Development): OWNERS APPLIED FOR R.F.C. LOAN IN 1943
References
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, USGS, SPOKANE WA
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