The Galena Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,098 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.85722, -113.45778
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Galena Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Galena Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Fish Springs 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: Utah International, Inc.
Years: 1976 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1891
Discovery Year: 1890
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Fish Springs Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range/Sevier Orogenic Structures Including A Ne Trending Asymmetrical Anticline
Type: L
Description: The Juab Fault Zone & Other Fractures Which Strike N 70 W & East-West/Nw Trend. Ut. Syncline
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericite
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1955 SELECTED SAMPLE FROM DUMP: 0.05 OZ AU, 22.7 OZ AG, 6.2 % PB, 16.8 % ZN, 10.4 % SILICA, 29.8 % CARBONATE, 1.5 % FE.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Willemite
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Hemimorphite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Aurichalcite
Ore: Hydrozincite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Vanadinite
Comments
Comment (Development): THIS IS THE 2ND LARGEST MINE IN THE DISTRICT.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A MAIN SHAFT (700 FT DEEP) AND SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS & PROSPECTS.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ITEM #1 90% CONFIDENCE, ITEM #2 50% CONFIDENCE, ITEM #3 25% CONFIDENCE, ITEM #4 10% CONFID.
Comment (Commodity): OTHER MINERALS: SMITHSONITE, PLUMBOJAROSITE, HYDROZINCITE, AURICHALCITE, COVELLITE, WILLEMITE, WULFENITE, VANADINITE.
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 17
Comment (Production): ITEM 8 INCLUDES $80,000 PAID IN DIVIDENDS
Comment (Geology): THE MINERALIZED FISSURE IS SOUTH OF AND UNDERLIES THE GRANITE PORPHYRY DIKE. ; GEOL.DESC: ORE AND TAILINGS
Comment (Deposit): ORE IN THE UPPER WORKINGS WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY OXIDIZED, PRIMARY ORE WAS ENCOUNTERED AT LOWER LEVELS.
References
Reference (Deposit): OLIVEIRA, M.E., 1975, GEOLOGY OF FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT: BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 22, PT. 1.
Reference (Deposit): CHRISTENSEN, W.J., 1977, FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT: UNIV. OF UTAH MS THESIS.
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 111
Reference (Deposit): 1963 RECON HEYL, A.V., USGS BULL. 1135-B
Reference (Deposit): 1975 RECON BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 22
Reference (Deposit): 1976 RECON UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FR #22
Reference (Production): PERRY, L.I., 1976, OPEN FILE REPORT #22: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., & MCCARTHY, B.M., 1976, LEAD & ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FILE RPT. #22.
Reference (Deposit): HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZN DEPOSITS OF UT: USGS BULL. 1135-B.
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