USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Nevada · Elko County
Tenderfoot
Mindat Confirmed Copper Underground
Key facts
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Elko
- Development status
- Occurrence
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Verification
- Mindat Confirmed
Also known as
- Part of Mizpah Consolidated Properties, Butte Group, Buena Vista Mine
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
Bismuth minerals Alteration: Sericitization Deposit: The tenderfoot shaft is on summit of the ridge at the n.end of the dolly varden mts. In the old mizpah district area. It is an 120' incline, and water level was at 100'. The vein is narrow, and fro…
Additional documented workings
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Incline
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 120 ft incline, 100 ft.
Mindat -
Level
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 120 ft incline, 100 ft.
Mindat -
Shaft
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 120 ft incline, 100 ft.
Mindat
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 1 shaft symbol
- 1 adit symbol
View individual source records (5)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
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Incline
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: t of the ridge at the n.end of the dolly varden mts. In the old mizpah district area. It is an 120' incline, and water level was at 1… -
Level
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: he n.end of the dolly varden mts. In the old mizpah district area. It is an 120' incline, and water level was at 100'. The vein is na… -
Shaft
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: Bismuth minerals Alteration: Sericitization Deposit: The tenderfoot shaft is on summit of the ridge at the n.end of the dolly varden…
- USGS MRDS working type: Underground
- 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: Occurrence
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Bismuth
- Chalcopyrite
- Malachite
- Pyrite
- Chalcopyrite
- commodity:Bismuth
- commodity:Copper
- Malachite
View all 12 reported minerals
- Bismuth
- Chalcopyrite
- Malachite
- Pyrite
- Chalcopyrite
- commodity:Bismuth
- commodity:Copper
- Malachite
- Native Bismuth
- Pyrite
- Quartz-monzonite
- Tenorite
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 (1)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 41084
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (8)
- underground workings
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