USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Nevada · Lander County
Copper Glance Group
Mindat Confirmed Copper Underground
Key facts
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Lander
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Verification
- Mindat Confirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
Sec 17 T32N R44E. Copper Structure: Thrust Faults N-Trending And Nw- Trending Faults Deposit: Discovery year: early 1900's vrecciated fracture zone, near surface a group of 22 claims, developed by a 150-ft vertical shaft and drift. Some of the origin…
Additional documented workings
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Drift
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 1900 ft.
Mindat -
Shaft
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 1900 ft.
Mindat
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 1 shaft symbol
- 2 adit symbols
View individual source records (4)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
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Drift
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: ecciated fracture zone, near surface a group of 22 claims, developed by a 150-ft vertical shaft and drift. Some of the origin... Hist… -
Shaft
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: 1900's vrecciated fracture zone, near surface a group of 22 claims, developed by a 150-ft vertical shaft and drift. Some of the origi…
- Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Underground
- MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type
Verification
Mindat Confirmed
Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.
Why confirmed?
Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Chrysocolla
- commodity:Copper
- commodity:Iron
- Native Copper
- Pyrite
- Quartz-monzonite
- Sandstone
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped shaft symbols (1)
- mapped adit symbols (2)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 60166
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (7)
- underground workings
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Historical mapped workings available