The Galena Prospect is a zinc mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 6,424 feet.
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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: 6,424 Feet (1,958 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 48.4806, -121.02920
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Galena Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Galena Prospect
Secondary: Tiger
Secondary: Roselle
Secondary: Kingman
Secondary: Kingman-Davis Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Stehekin
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Horseshoe Basin Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1942
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEE INFORMATION IN BLACK WARRIOR FILE (0530070290).
References
Reference (Deposit): P. 206.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. RI 9, 1943, P. 40.
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