The Galena Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in White Pine county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.29944, -114.10278
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Galena Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Galena Mine
Secondary: Monitor Gulch Mine
Secondary: Kaufman Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Mt. Moriah Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES ASSAYED AS MUCH AS 0.3 OZ/T AG, 5.8% PB, 25.5% ZN (1983)
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Hemimorphite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 120 FT. OF OPEN CUTS AND 30 FT OF DRIFTS; ADITS, TRENCHES
Comment (Location): IN HORSE CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): OPERATED IN 1948
References
Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M., 1976, P.57.
Reference (Deposit): HOSE, R.K., 1981, USGS MAP MF-1244-A
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, OPEN FILE REPORT, MLA 50-83.
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, MILS DATA
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R.M., 1976, NBMG BULL. 85, P.57
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.
