Galena Hill

Prospect in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper
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Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097225
MRDS ID M056451
Record type Site
Current site name Galena Hill
Alternate or previous names Kettle River, Bliss
Related records 10253335

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.20224, 48.91818 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stevens(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Laurier(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Republic(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kettle(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Stevens

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
40N 36E 35 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SOME PRODUCTION 1911

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) Pre-Tertiary basic intrusive rocks

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Orient

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1974 Greene, Robert U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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