| Risk and valuation analysis of the Galena Mine |
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| Title(s) of the Galena Mine |
 | Americas Silver Corp
Owner: 100% |
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| Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation has sold the Galena Mine to US Silver on June 1, 2006, for $15 million in cash |
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| Location of the Galena Mine |
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The Galena mine complex is located in the heart of the Coeur D’Alene mining district one of the preeminent silver, lead and zinc producing areas in the world. The Galena Mine property is located immediately west of the City of Wallace in Shoshone Co more...
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| History of the Galena Mine |
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This mine complex is the second most prolific silver mine in US history with over 200 million ounces of silver produced to date. Since 1953 this mine has produced 210 million ounces of silver, 159 million pounds of copper and 22 million pounds of le more...
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| Geology of the Galena Mine |
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Silver mineralization at Coeur Silver Valley is hosted in near vertical fracture filling veins that cut
through quartzite and argillite of the Upper Revett Formation. Veins consist of siderite with variable amounts of
pyrite and quartz. The silver ore minerals are tetrahedrite and argentiferous galena. Lead is contained in galena
and copper in tetrahedrite and chalcopyrite.
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| Production history |
| Metal | 2010 | 2009 | 2001 | 1997 | 1996 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 |
| COPPER (lbs) | 1,000,319 | 1,075,307 | | 1,621,372 | | | | | | |
| GOLD (oz) | | | | | | 87 | 528 | 475 | 343 | 472 |
| LEAD (lbs) | 5,613,689 | 6,446,856 | | | | | | | | |
| SILVER (oz) | 2,275,817 | 2,427,156 | 4,938,348 | 2,170,708 | 1,828,423 | 416,755 | 2,336,967 | 2,412,026 | 2,321,136 | 2,686,999 |
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