The Lee is a copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Lee MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lee
Secondary: William S. Lee
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Railroad
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
Year First Production: 1871
Discovery Year: 1869
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: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Silurian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE LEE MINE IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF RAVENS WEST-BUNLSER HILL, ON THE STOLP UPPER SLOPES AT THE HEAD OF LEE CANON THE MINE WAS DISCOVERED ABOUT SEPTEMBER 1869. IN 1871 THE MINE WAS DEVELOPED BY A 97 INCLINE SHAFT AND A 70' ADIT THE PROPERTY IS CREDITED WITH A SMALL SILVER-LEAD-COPPER PRODUCTION
Comment (Production): ORE ALSO CONTAINED A SMALL AMOUNT OF GOLD. TOTAL PRODUCTION WAS BETWEEN $5,000 AND $100,000 WORTH OF ORE.
Comment (Development): IN 1871, THE MINE WAS DEVELOPED BY A 97. INCLINED SHAFT AND A 70
References
Reference (Deposit): WHITIHILL, H.R., 1873, BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALIGIST OF NEVADA FOR THE YEARS 1871 AND 1872
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R.M, NUMERAL RESOURCES OF ELKS COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 1976-56, CARSON CITY, NV
Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M. 71976)
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.
