Lee

The Lee is a copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada.

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Mine Info

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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.