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Lee

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead
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Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104025
MRDS ID M233344
Record type Site
Current site name Lee
Alternate or previous names William S. Lee

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.02008, 40.5063 (WGS84)
Relative position HEAD OF LEE CANON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ravens Nest(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pine(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.02008, 40.5063
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault-Jissures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1869
Year of first production 1871

Mining district

District name Railroad

Comments on the production information

  • ORE ALSO CONTAINED A SMALL AMOUNT OF GOLD. TOTAL PRODUCTION WAS BETWEEN $5,000 AND $100,000 WORTH OF ORE.

Comments on development

  • IN 1871, THE MINE WAS DEVELOPED BY A 97. INCLINED SHAFT AND A 70

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WHITIHILL, H.R., 1873, BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALIGIST OF NEVADA FOR THE YEARS 1871 AND 1872

  • Deposit

    SMITH, R.M, NUMERAL RESOURCES OF ELKS COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 1976-56, CARSON CITY, NV

  • Production

    SMITH, R.M. 71976)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE LEE MINE IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF RAVENS WEST-BUNLSER HILL, ON THE STOLP UPPER SLOPES AT THE HEAD OF LEE CANON THE MINE WAS DISCOVERED ABOUT SEPTEMBER 1869. IN 1871 THE MINE WAS DEVELOPED BY A 97 INCLINE SHAFT AND A 70' ADIT THE PROPERTY IS CREDITED WITH A SMALL SILVER-LEAD-COPPER PRODUCTION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Unknown Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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