Copper Glance Mine

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Iron

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044005
MRDS ID M231319
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Glance Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.034, 40.63879 (WGS84)
Elevation 1600
Relative position 5 MILES WEST OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 032N 044E 21,20 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 1 1/2 MILES N. OF DUVAL'S COPPER BASIN OPEN PIT MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Copper Ore
Pyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Harmony Formation
    Rock description Harmony Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.034, 40.63879

Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Thrust Faults
Local N-Trending And Nw- Trending Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Dip N50-60NW
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Brecciation, Fracture Zones

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRINCIPAL OREBODY LIES AT SURFACE WHERE BROKEN SHALE CONTAINS CU MINERALS BETWEEN FRAGMENTS

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1925

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner C. A. Joseph, W. G. Lee, L. Hand, And A. Layton
    First year 1952

Comments on the production information

  • NO RECORD OF EXACT AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION; PROVABLY LESS THAN $5000 WORTH

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall depth 0M

Comments on development

  • 22 CLAIMS DATING TO EARLY 1900'S. RELOCATED IN 1952 BY C.A. JOSEPH, W.G. LEE, AND L. HAND AND A. LAYTON.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M231319

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINI DISTRICTS IN NE CALIFORNIA AND NW. NEVADA: U.S.G.S. BULL 594

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA: U.S.G.S PROF PAPER 459-B.

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY

  • Production

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND D.C.ARNOLD, 1965

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S
Deposit VRECCIATED FRACTURE ZONE, NEAR SURFACE
Deposit A GROUP OF 22 CLAIMS, DEVELOPED BY A 150-FT VERTICAL SHAFT AND DRIFT. SOME OF THE ORIGINAL CLAIMS DATING BACK TO AT LEAST THE EARLY 1900'S, WERE RELOCATED IN 1952 BY C.A. JOSEPH, W.G. LEE, L. HAND AND A. LAYTON. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey