The Steel Galena is a lead and silver mine located in Eureka county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Steel Galena MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Steel Galena
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Diamond District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1948
Discovery Year: 1948
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: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1948 ORE SHIPMENT - 1 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Geology): ORE IS IN SHEAR ZONES IN SHALE.
Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED BY AN 100' SHAFT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 SEC. 2
Comment (Production): 1948 PRODUCTION WAS 1,499.5 TONS ORE CONTAINING SOME LEAD, SILVER, COPPER AND 1 OZ/TON AU.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A 100-FEET SHAFT.
References
Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R.J., ET AL. (1967)
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J., ET AL, 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA NBMG BULL 64
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
