The Copper Glance is a copper, uranium, and gold mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 4,902 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Uranium, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.07694, -103.47861
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Copper Glance MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Glance
Secondary: Poisoned Ox Group
Secondary: Uranium Lode
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Gold
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
District: Pactola District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Black Hills National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Ray Sanders
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Black Hills
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): 12 UNPATENTED CLAIMS TOTALLING 240 AC
Comment (Location): NEAR RAPID CREEK BUT INEXACT POINT OF LOCATION
Comment (Deposit): SILICIFIED ZONE STRIKES N 40 W; DIPS NE. URANIUM ZONE STRIKES N 70 W; DIPS 65 - 70 NE
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SMALL SURFACE PITS, 3 SHAFTS 15 FT DEEP, AND AN ADIT 50 FT LONG. URANIUM DEVELOPMENT IS IRREGULAR STOPE 8 FT BY 30 FT BY 10 FT
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688
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