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
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
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.
