USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Nevada · Elko County
Graham
Mindat Confirmed Copper Underground
Key facts
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Elko
- Mining district
- Charleston
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Verification
- Mindat Confirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
Deposit: Located on a hillside a few hundred feet west of seventy six creek. It consisted of 600 ft. Of underground workings, w/a tunnel drift of 900 ft. And seven adits ; info.src : 1 pub lit vein Deposit type: Polymetallic veins Geology: The mine is…
Additional documented workings
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Adit
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 600 ft, 900 ft.
Mindat -
Drift
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 900 ft, 600 ft.
Mindat -
Tunnel
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 900 ft, 600 ft.
Mindat
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 1 shaft symbol
- 2 adit symbols
View individual source records (6)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
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Adit
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: y six creek. It consisted of 600 ft. Of underground workings, w/a tunnel drift of 900 ft. And seven adits ; info.src : 1 pub lit vein… -
Drift
· length 900 ft
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: hundred feet west of seventy six creek. It consisted of 600 ft. Of underground workings, w/a tunnel drift of 900 ft. And seven adits… -
Tunnel
· length 900 ft
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: a few hundred feet west of seventy six creek. It consisted of 600 ft. Of underground workings, w/a tunnel drift of 900 ft. And seven…
- USGS MRDS working type: Underground
- Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: sit: Located on a hillside a few hundred feet west of seventy six creek. It consisted of 600 ft. Of underground workings, w/a tunnel drift of 900 ft. And seven adits ; info.…
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_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
- Chalcopyrite
- Pyrite
- Stibnite
- Tetrahedrite
- Chalcopyrite
- commodity:Antimony
- commodity:Copper
- commodity:Gold
View all 13 reported minerals
- Chalcopyrite
- Pyrite
- Stibnite
- Tetrahedrite
- Chalcopyrite
- commodity:Antimony
- commodity:Copper
- commodity:Gold
- commodity:Silver
- Limestone
- Pyrite
- Stibnite
- Tetrahedrite Subgroup
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: 428067
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (9)
- underground workings
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