USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Nevada · Lander County
Hawkeye Mine
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 29 T32N R44E. Copper Structure: N-And E-Trending Faults Alteration: Pyritc, Argillic Deposit: Workings consist of a 410-ft adit and e-w-trending drifts ; info.src : 1 pub lit Deposit type: Polymetallic veins Rock formation(s): Harmony Formation…
Additional documented workings
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Adit
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 410 ft.
Mindat -
Drift
— documented in 1 source record.
Mindat
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 1 shaft symbol
View individual source records (4)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
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Adit
· length 410 ft
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: cture: N-And E-Trending Faults Alteration: Pyritc, Argillic Deposit: Workings consist of a 410-ft adit and e-w-trending drifts ; info… -
Drift
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: g Faults Alteration: Pyritc, Argillic Deposit: Workings consist of a 410-ft adit and e-w-trending drifts ; info.src : 1 pub lit Depos…
- 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
- commodity:Copper
- commodity:Lead
- Pyrite
- Quartzite
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)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 60231
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (4)
- underground workings
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