A group of silver-lead-zinc mines clustered on Galena Hill and the adjacent Keno Hill were major producers of silver, lead, zinc and cadmium in the 1940s and 1950s, exploiting the large Galena Hill-Keno Hill deposit.
References
Boyle, R. W. (1961): Native zinc at Keno Hill. Can. Mineral. 6, 692-694.
Sabina, A.P. (1992) Rocks & minerals for the collector: The Alaska Highway; Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Yukon/Alaska border. GSC Misc. Rep. 50, 80-84.
Boyle, R.W. (1965) Geology, geochemistry and origin of the lead - zinc- silver deposit of Keno Hill - Galena Hill area. GSC bulletin 111.
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