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Galena Central Prospect

Occurrence in Valley county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Tungsten, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011562
MRDS ID D006574
Record type Site
Current site name Galena Central Prospect
Alternate or previous names Profile-Tamarack Mines Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.39513, 45.03182 (WGS84)
Elevation 2286
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 7 MI N45E FROM YELLOW PINE IDAHO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valley(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Profile Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Payette National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Valley

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 020N 009E 31;32 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Scheelite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.39513, 45.03182
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Is Near The Contact Of Aplitic Granodiorite And Quartzite-Marble Roof Pendant.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1924
Discoverer Henry Abstein

Mining district

District name Profile District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Profile-Tamarack Mines Co.
    Home office George Webber, President Portland, Or.
    First year 1943

Comments on development

  • OWNERS APPLIED FOR R.F.C. LOAN IN 1943

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITY FILES, USGS, SPOKANE WA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-80 Lewis, Reed S. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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