Central Galena Group

Past Producer in Valley county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10193408
MRDS ID W015214
MAS/MILS ID 0160850136
Record type Site
Current site name Central Galena Group
Alternate or previous names Ryan Creek Group 0160850088
Related records 10071692, 10290303

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -115.39406, 45.03708 (WGS84)
Elevation 2100
Location accuracy 100(meters)

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)

Lower Middle 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)

Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 020 N 009 E 32 SW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -115.39406, 45.03708

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COOPER, J. R., 1943, REPORT OF PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION - THE

  • Deposit

    GALENA CENTRAL CLAIMS, PROFILE DISTRICT, VALLEY COUNTY,

  • Deposit

    IDAHO: UNPUBLISHED U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FILE REPORT.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 64-85, 1985, TABLE 5,

  • Deposit

    NO. 9, P. 105.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-MAY-1995 Benjamin U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.