Galena Claims

The Galena Claims is a uranium and lead mine located in Esmeralda 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: Galena Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation:

Commodity: Uranium, Lead

Lat, Long: 37.55167, -117.50944

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Galena Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Galena Claims
Secondary: Galena No. 1
Secondary: Galena No. 2


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Railroad Springs District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative 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.


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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: HIGH = 0.075 MR/HR.
Analytical Data: RADIOACTIVITY: BACKGROUND = 0.02 MR/HR


Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): GALENA-QUARTZ VEIN PROSPECT IS REPORTEDLY SLIGHTLY RADIOACTIVE ALONG HANGING WALL OF THE VEIN.

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, DRIFTS AND SURFACE TRENCHES

Comment (Location): ON NORTH SLOPE OF SILVER PEAK RANGE (EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN) ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM 1978, MILS DATA

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, NBMG BULL 81.


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.