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Galena from
Copper City mine, Copper Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper City mine, Copper Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:658881
Long-form Identifier:1:3:658881:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘNutkwa deposit, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘMarion Mine (Jack Wilcox Mine), Nutkwa Lagoon, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘHope Prospect, South Arm of Cholmondeley Sound, Cholmondeley Sound, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
14.7km (9.2 miles) ⓘMoonshine Mine, South Arm of Cholmondeley Sound, Cholmondeley Sound, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘGould Prospect (ARDF - CR124), Gould Island, Hetta Inlet, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘPolymetal Mine (Ruby Tuesday; Research; Chomly; Ketchikan Copper Company prospects), South Arm of Cholmondeley Sound, Cholmondeley Sound, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - CR126), Sulzer, Hetta Inlet, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CR175), Dora Lake, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘLucky Boy; Complex; Frisco; Idaho; Minnetonka; Oregon; Portland; Seattle Mine, Dora Lake, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrences (ARDF - CR172), Dora Bay, Cholmondeley Sound, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1732-E
 
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