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Galena Mine

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

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044021
MRDS ID M231337
Record type Site
Current site name Galena Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.12928, 40.56573 (WGS84)
Elevation 40
Relative position 12 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 09,10 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR GALENA TOWNSITE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Secondary

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.12928, 40.56573
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Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Major Thrust Faults
Local Nw-Trending Faults

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year <1980
Year of first production 1880

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner The French Co.,
    First year 1912

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FROM ALL THE FRENCH'S CO'S HOLDINGS WAS $4 TO $6 MILLION IN SILVER AND GOLD WITH LEAD, ZINC, AND COPPER, FOR THE WHOLE AREA.

Comments on development

  • IN 1912, GALENA PROPERTY CONSISTED OF 22 CLAIMS AND 3 MILL SITES, ACQUIRED BY THE FRENCH CO. IN THE EARLY 1880'S AND MINED FOR 5 YEARS. IDLE FROM 1885 TILL AFTER 1912.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M231337

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

  • Deposit

    HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIFORNIA AND NW NEVADA; U.S.G.S. BULL 594.

  • Production

    STEWART, J.H.; MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977

General comments

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

Reporter information

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