The Unnamed Lead is a lead mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Unnamed Lead MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Lead
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: White Horse
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1948
Discovery Year: 1948
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): SMALL REPORTED PRODUCTION 1948-1949
Comment (Deposit): THIS PROPERTY HAS A SMALL REPORTED PRODUCTION OF LEAD-SILVER-ZINC FOR 1948-9. THIS ORE OCCURS IN SMALL NARROW QUARTZ VEINS IN THE QUARTZ, MOZONITE STOCK ON THE SIV FLANK OF MOUNT OSGAH. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Development): SMALL REPORTED LEAD-SILVER-ZINC PRODUCTION FOR 1948-1949
Comment (Deposit): SMALL, NARROW QUARTZ VEINS IN QUARTZ MONZONITE STOCK
References
Reference (Production): SMITH R.M. (1976) P. 177.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY. NEVADA USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 1976-56
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.
