Central Galena Group

The Central Galena Group is a silver mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,890 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

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Site Name

Primary: Central Galena Group
Secondary: Ryan Creek Group 0160850088

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Idaho
County: Valley

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.
Administrative Organization: Payette National Forest

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): LIMESTONE AND QUARTZITE CUT BY NUMEROUS DIKES. PB-ZN-CU-AG MINERALS OCCUR ALONG FAULTS, BEDDING PLANE SEAMS AND IN NARROW QUARTZ VEINS IN OR ADJACENT TO ALTERED DIKES. DEPOSITS ARE IRREGULAR AND DISCONTINUOUS RANGING FROM 4 IN TO 5 FEET THICK AND RARELY LONGER THAN 30 FEET. 6 ADDITS RANGING FROM A FEW FT TO 360 FT LONG, A 60 FT DEEP SHAFT, AND NUMEROUS PITS AND TRENCHES. 18 SAMPLES TAKEN BY USBM. ISOLATED HIGH GRADE PB-ZN MINERALIZATION. SEE MINERAL PROPERTY FILE FOR MORE DATA.

References

Reference (Deposit): COOPER, J. R., 1943, REPORT OF PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION - THE

Reference (Deposit): GALENA CENTRAL CLAIMS, PROFILE DISTRICT, VALLEY COUNTY,

Reference (Deposit): IDAHO: UNPUBLISHED U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FILE REPORT.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 64-85, 1985, TABLE 5,

Reference (Deposit): NO. 9, P. 105.

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