Copper Glance Mine

Past Producer in Clark county in Nevada, United States with commodity Copper

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037213
MRDS ID M031101
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Glance Mine
Related records 10294647

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.48584, 35.85111 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 MILES NW OF GOODSPRINGS
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
024S 058E 20 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ADJOINS GREEN COPPER MINE (MRDS# M031108)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE MATERIAL PROBABLY CONTAINED 15 % CU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.48584, 35.85111

Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Large Scale Overthrusts.
Local Verticle Shear Zone Intersecting The Stope.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Permeable Dolomite

Comments on the geologic information

  • CHRYSOCOLLA & MALACHITE IN VEINLETS ON ENDS & SIDES OF STOPE. COBALT OXIDE IS IN ROUND GRAINS IN THE DOLOMITE.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Goodsprings

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION RECORD NOT AVAILABLE; IT PROBABLY DID NOT EXCEED 50 TONS OF LOW GRADE COPPER ORE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 13.72M
    Overall depth 22.86M
    Overall width 1.83M

Comments on the workings information

  • TRENCH IS PRINCIPAL EXPLORATION, INTERSECTING THE STOPE.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M031101

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEWETT, 1931 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD., USGS PROF. PAPER 162 P. 110 - 111

  • Production

    HEWETT, 1931

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1979 Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1990 Marcus,S U.S. Geological Survey