Lead Pipe Property

The Lead Pipe Property is a lead mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,875 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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 Pipe Property  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 8,875 Feet (2,705 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 38.68528, -116.30694

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Lead Pipe Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lead Pipe Property


Commodity

Primary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Morey 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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: H. H. Cowan And Tony Notti
Years: 1950 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1917
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic replacement


Orebody

Form: BLANKET


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Commodity): A SMALL AMOUNT OF HIGH-GRADE LEAD ORE REPORTED SHIPPED IN WWI

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): OWNED BY COWAN & NOTTI, LEAD ORE REPORTEDLY LAST SHIPPED DURING WWI

Comment (Workings): ADIT 100 FT OR MORE LONG; 2 OTHER SMALL ADITS


References

Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., IN PRESS; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY: NBMG BULL.

Reference (Deposit): LENZER, 1972, UNIV WISCONSIN PHD. THESES.

Reference (Production): KRAL, V.E. (1950), P. 134.


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.