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Galena Pass Prospect

Occurrence in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10096274
MRDS ID W013773
Record type Site
Current site name Galena Pass Prospect
Related records 10241238

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.73202, 43.88379 (WGS84)
Elevation 2499
Relative position 4 MI. WNW OF GALENA, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Horton Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006N 015E 06 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Analytical data

Result 3 SAMPLES
Result TR. AU
Result AS MUCH AS 7.7 OZ. AG/TON
Result 0.05% PB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Wood River Formation-Silty Argillite
    Rock description Wood River Formation-Silty Argillite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRINGERS
    Strike N 25 DEG E
    Dip 65 DEG NW
    Thickness 1.22M
    Length 304.8M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Vienna District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 PITS, 1 SHAFT

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

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