Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing a materials survey conducted on lead. Physicality, history, geology, uses, and locations of lead is presented. This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.

From Program Overview: "This bulletin summarizes and updates availability information published in individual mineral commodity appraisals since 1979. it also marks achievement, after 15-yr systems and data development history, of a major Bureau goal to build computer-based systems and the necessary staff infrastructure to perform timely, commodity-wide assessments with comparable cost frameworks."