| Deposit ID | 10044021 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231337 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Galena Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.12928, 40.56573 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 40 |
| Relative position | 12 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Antler Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Reese(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 031N | 043E | 09,10 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -117.12928, 40.56573 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Major Thrust Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw-Trending Faults |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1980 |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| District name | Battle Mountain |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | The French Co., |
| First year | 1912 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231337 |
STEWART, J.H., MC KEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88
HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIFORNIA AND NW NEVADA; U.S.G.S. BULL 594.
STEWART, J.H.; MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IN 1912, THE GALENA PROPERTY CONSISTED OF 22 CLAIMS AND 3 MILL SITES, ACQUIRED BY THE FRENCH CO., IN THE EARLY 1980'S, AND MINED FOR FIVE YEARS THEREAFTER. THE MINES WERE IDLE FROM 1885 TO AT LEAST 1912, BUT PRODUCTION WAS ESTIMATED AT $4 TO $6 MILLION IN SILVER AND GOLD, FROM THE COMPANY'S HOLDINGS IN THE AREA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | La Pointe, D. D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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