The Galena Prospect is a silver, zinc, gold, copper, and lead mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,099 feet.
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
Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.1906, -115.07360
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Galena Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Galena Prospect
Secondary: Galena Lead
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Ramey Ridge District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Primitive Area
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.
Administrative Organization: Idaho Primitive Area
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1935
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS OR SEGREGATIONS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Gouge
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: STOCKPILE SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.24 OZ. AU, 0.96 OZ. AG/TON, 0.41% CU, 3.07% PB
Analytical Data: COMPOSITE SAMPLE OF APLITE DIKES ASSAYED 0.01% PB, 0.22 OZ. AG/TON, TRACES AU, CU ZN
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): .5 MI S OF SNOWSHOE MINE; .75 MI N OF ACORN BUTTE LOOKOUT LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Commodity): GOUGE ZONE CONTAINS 0.06% PB, 0.26 OZ AG/TON 0.01% CU, AND TRACES AU AND ZN
Comment (Geology): SECONDARY FRACTURES STRIKE N 40 - 45 DEG E, DIP STEEPLY SE
References
Reference (Deposit): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P
Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON F. W. CATER AND OTHERS, BULL. 130
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