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Nevada · Clark County

Copper Glance Mine

Mindat Confirmed Copper Mixed Underground / Surface

Key facts

State
Nevada
County
Clark
Mining district
Goodsprings
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Mixed underground / surface
Primary commodity
Copper
Verification
Mindat Confirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

Structure: Large Scale Overthrusts. Verticle Shear Zone Intersecting The Stope. Ore(s): Permeable Dolomite

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Additional documented workings

  • Stope — documented in 1 source record.
    Mindat

Historical mapped workings

USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.

  • 21 shaft symbols
  • 13 adit symbols
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.

  • Stope
    Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: Structure: Large Scale Overthrusts. Verticle Shear Zone Intersecting The Stope. Ore(s): Permeable Dolomite
  • USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
  • MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type

Verification

Mindat Confirmed

Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.

Why confirmed?

Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.

Why it's listed

Source records document both underground and surface mining.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Chrysocolla
  • Malachite
  • Chrysocolla
  • commodity:Copper
  • Cuprite
  • Dolostone
  • Heterogenite
  • Limonite
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  • Chrysocolla
  • Malachite
  • Chrysocolla
  • commodity:Copper
  • Cuprite
  • Dolostone
  • Heterogenite
  • Limonite
  • Malachite

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

No community field reports yet.

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features

Type: Historical mapped physical features

Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6

Supports:

  • mapped shaft symbols (21)
  • mapped adit symbols (13)

Historical mapped features may no longer exist.

Dataset information

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 64151

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (7)
  • underground workings

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