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Galena

Occurrence in Linn county in Oregon, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Barium-Barite
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095300
MRDS ID M025109
Record type Site
Current site name Galena
Alternate or previous names Seattle Mining Co.
Related records 10153500

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.30255, 44.54009 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Linn(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Quartzville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

North Santiam River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Santiam(hydrologic unit)

Willamette(hydrologic accounting unit)

Willamette(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Linn

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 012S 004E 11 NE Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • NE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result ODGMI ASSAYS RANGE FROM 0.02-0.56 OZ/TON AU
Result 0.31-2.44 OZ/TON AG
Result 0.05-0.65% CU
Result 0.20-8.85% PB
Result 1.6-4.25% ZN OVER SAMPLE WIDTHS OF ONE TO FOUR FEET.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Sardine Formation
    Rock description Sardine Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.30255, 44.54009
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 15.24M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SEAMS OF QUARTZ AND DISSEMINATED SULFIDES OCCUR IN A NORTHWEST TRENDING SHEAR ZONE IN ANDESITE AND TUFF.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Quartzville

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION REPORTED

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL OPEN CUTS AND 725 FT OF WORKINGS IN TWO CROSSCUT TUNNELS NO PRODUCTION REPORTED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 295

  • Deposit

    OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 99

  • Deposit

    CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 106

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1981 Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

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