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Galena Canyon Placer

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044020
MRDS ID M231336
Record type Site
Current site name Galena Canyon Placer
Alternate or previous names Duck Creek Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.10733, 40.5649 (WGS84)
Elevation 1713
Relative position 11 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031N 043E 14 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • WORKINGS ALONG BOTTOM OF GALENA CANYON FOR 3 MILES

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result SMALL AMOUNT HIGH-SILVER GOLD FOUND NEAR GALENA

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
BC deposit profile C01. C02
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.10733, 40.5649
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Ore body information

  • General form CHANNEL, BLANKET
    Length 4827.9M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Channel Of Galena Creek

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the production information

  • VERY SMALL AMOUNT; A FEW OUNCES

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS ALONG GALENA CANYON FOR 3 MILES

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M231336

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B.

  • Deposit

    VANDERBURG, W.O., 1939, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: U.S.B.M. INF. CIRC. 7043

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Production

    ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.

General comments

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology