Nevada · Elko County
Producer

Lee Smith Mine

Elko County, Nevada, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSediment-hosted Au; Carlin-type
Model173: Sediment-hosted Au
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formirregular to lenticular
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockSedimentary Rock
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10310567
Alternate namesSmith Mine, Smith West, Mahala
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates41.35751, -115.9393
References
Long, K.R., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., 1998, Database of significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States; Part A, Database description and analysis; part B, Digital database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-206, 33 p., one 3.5 inch diskette.