Lead King Mine

The Lead King Mine is a lead mine located in Clark county, Nevada at an elevation of 2,480 feet.

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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Lead King Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Clark

Elevation: 2,480 Feet (756 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 36.31972, -114.97806

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Lead King Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lead King Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Clark
District: Dike


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION OF 2 CARLOADS OF ORE AVERAGING 59 % PB REPORTED.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 242 FT. INCLINED SHAFT, WITH 3 LEVELS OF OPENINGS. SKETCH MAP OF MINE AVAILABLE IN LONGWELL ETAL, 1965 , PAGE 145

Comment (Geology): SHEAR ZONE 1 - 4 FT. THICK IN LIMESTONE, CUT OFF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT BY A NEARLY HORIZONTAL BEDDING FAULT.

Comment (Deposit): LEAD KING MINE INCLUDES 4 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 62 , P. 180

Reference (Production): LONGWELL, ETAL, 1965


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.