Steel Galena

The Steel Galena is a lead and silver mine located in Eureka county, Nevada.

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

Name: Steel Galena  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.81389, -115.86222

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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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.