The Lizzie Downey Claim is a silver and lead mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,902 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.91167, -117.89861
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Lizzie Downey Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lizzie Downey Claim
Secondary: Discovery Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Gabbs District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1878
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 Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 96 % PB.
Analytical Data: SOME AVERAGE ASSAYS RAN $141.45/TON IN AG
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): AT DOWNEYVILLE. A 64-STOCK DRIVEWAY ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): RELOCATED AS THE DISCOVERY CLAIM IN 1904 BY THE NEVADA CO.
References
Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., (IN PRESS), GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG. BULL
Nevada Gold
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.
