Lee Mine

The Lee Mine is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,000 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: Lee Mine  

State:  California

County:  Inyo

Elevation: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 36.43889, -117.60917

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Lee Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lee Mine


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: Inyo
District: Lee


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


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

Form: LENTICULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Hemimorphite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM ACC ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED

Comment (Production): DUMPS REPORTED TO CARRY 22 OZ. AG/TON HAND PICKED ORE SHIPPED, 1951 AVERAGED 67.5 OZ AG, 1.8 % PB, 19 % ZN, RECOVERABLE CU AND AU.

Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR LENSES ALONG SERIES OF PARALLEL VEINS IN MINERALIZED ZONE 400 FT. WIDE AND 1000 FT. IN LENGTH. ORE OCCURS AS CHLORIDES AND CHLORO-BROMIDES. MINERALIZATION OF SILVER ORES IS FOUND ALONG SEAMS, FRACTURES AND BEDDING PLANES OF THE LIMESTONE.

Comment (Workings): NUMBER OF SHAFTS AND OPEN-CUTS, DEEPEST SHAFT IS 80 FT., AND AN OPEN STOPE TO DEPTH OF ABOUT 80 FT.


References

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 483 - 484

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1926 , LOS ANGELES FIELD DIVISION; 22ND REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 488 .

Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , P. 484 (SEE REF.)


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