The Galena King Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,161 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,161 Feet (1,878 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.45861, -112.33278
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Galena King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Galena King Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Rush Valley District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Anaconda Co.
Home Office: C/O Carr Fork Project, P.O. Box 238, Tooele, Ut. 84074
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1865
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Oquirrh Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BLANKET, CHIMNEY
Structure
Type: R
Description: District Between Ophir Anticline To West And Pole Canyon Syncline To East
Type: L
Description: Northward Trending, Westward Dipping Fissures And Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Some Hornfels, Hydrothermally Altered Galena King Gouge
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS AROUND 1932: 30% PB, 8 OZ./TON AG, SLIGHT CU AND AU, SOME ZN SHIPPED
Analytical Data: SULPHIDE ORE: 50% PB, 40 OZ./TON AG
Materials
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Sericite
Comments
Comment (Geology): MONZONITE PORPHYRY DIKES NORTHWARD TRENDING WESTWARD DIPPING
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977
Comment (Deposit): BLANKET REPLACEMENT 300 FT. LONG BY 300 FT WIDE AND 1 TO 6 FT. THICK CONNECTED TO CHIMNEY REPLACEMENT 35 FT. DIAMETER. THE BLANKET EXTENDED FROM THE 300 LEVEL ALMOST TO THE SURFACE; THE CHIMNEY STARTED AT THE 300 LEVEL AND EXTENDED TO THE 800 LEVEL AS SOMEWHAT LESS STRONGLY TO THE 1000 LEVEL. SEVERAL STOPES OCCURRED EAST OF THE SHAFT
Comment (Workings): TWO INCLINE SHAFTS, ONE 500 FT, ONE 1000 FT. LEVELS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN AT 300, 400, 500, 600, 650, 800, 900 AND 1000 FT., TWO LONG CROSSCUTS ON THE 300 FT. LEVEL.
Comment (Development): INCLUDES GALENA KING, SILVER KING, SILVER KING NO. 2, SILVER KING WEST EXTENSION, FIRST EXTENSION WEST OF SILVER KING NO. 2, TERESA AND OTHER CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1924-1928, MINERAL YEARBOOK OF THE UNITED STATES.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 111, P. 373.
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, W.J., ET. AL., 1966, DISTRIBUTION OF SELECTED METALS IN THE STOCKTON DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 550-C, P. C 199.
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 173, P. 159-160
Reference (Deposit): HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PT. 2, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1135-B.
Reference (Deposit): USGS, 1916-1923, MINERAL RESERVES OF THE UNITED STATES.
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