| Deposit ID | 10044020 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231336 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Galena Canyon Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Duck Creek Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.10733, 40.5649 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1713 |
| Relative position | 11 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
Galena Canyon(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 | 14 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | SMALL AMOUNT HIGH-SILVER GOLD FOUND NEAR GALENA |
|---|
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -117.10733, 40.5649 |
|---|
| General form | CHANNEL, BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Length | 4827.9M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Battle Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231336 |
VANDERBURG, W.O., 1939, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: U.S.B.M. INF. CIRC. 7043
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H. AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88.
ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PLACER WORKINGS ARE SCATTERED ALONG THE BOTTOM OF GALENA CANYON FOR 3 MILES, BUT PRODUCTION WAS SMALL, HAMPERED BY LARGE BOULDERS IN THE ALLUVIUM, AND BY A LARGE SUB-SURFACE FLOW OF WATER. ; 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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