Copper Glance

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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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Copper Glance  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Pennington

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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