Lead King Claim

The Lead King Claim is a lead and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada.

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 King Claim  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 38.32111, -116.41194

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Lead King Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lead King Claim
Secondary: Lead Duke No. 1.


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Tybo 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

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Carbonate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): IN MUSIC CANYON ABOUT 1.75 MILES N OF RAWHIDE MTN. NORTH PEAK. (EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN) ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): OLD PROSPECT RELOCATED AS LEAD DUKE IN 1959


References

Reference (Deposit): QUINLIVAN AND ROGERS 1970, O.F. MAP-USGS.

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


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.