Galena Prospect

The Galena Prospect is a zinc mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 6,424 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

Name: Galena Prospect  

State:  Washington

County:  Chelan

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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