The Galena Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 5,098 feet.
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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: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.56333, -111.76722
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Galena Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Galena Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Norris District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Tobacco Root Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Malachite
Gangue: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Chalcocite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED 0.5 MILE WEST OF STERLING, ALONG HOT SPRINGS CREEK
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: STK N40E, DIP 30 N.
Comment (Workings): 350 FT SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): 1914 COMPILE WINCHELL, BULL 574
Reference (Deposit): 1933 RECON MBMG, MEM 9
Reference (Deposit): 1937 COMPILE USBM INF. CIRC. 6972
Reference (Deposit): 12TH ANN. INSP. OF MINE REPT., 1900, P. 27
Reference (Deposit): WINCHELL, A, 1914, MINING DISTRICTS OF THE DILLON QUAD, MONT, USGS BULL 574, P. 115
Reference (Deposit): TANSLEY, SCHAFER AND HART, 1933, GEOL. RECON - TOBACCO ROOT MTNS, MADISON CO., MONT, MBMG. MEM 9, P. 54
Reference (Deposit): LORAIN, S, 1937, GOLD LODE MINING-TOBACCO ROOT MTNS, MADISON CO, MONT, USBM INF. CIRC. 6972, P. 40.
Reference (Deposit): 1900 COMPILE INSP. OF MINES, 12TH ANN.
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.
