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Nevada · Lyon County

Ann Mason Deposit

Unconfirmed Copper Mixed Underground / Surface

Key facts

State
Nevada
County
Lyon
Mining district
Yerington
Development status
Prospect
Mine type
Mixed underground / surface
Primary commodity
Copper
Verification
Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Source classification: Underground operation documented

Specific physical workings are not yet documented in discrete records.

Historical mapped workings

USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.

  • 1 adit symbol
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.

  • USGS MRDS working type: Underground
  • MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

Why it's listed

Source records document both underground and surface mining.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Prospect

Operators / organizations

  • Arimetco International, Inc. · Source-reported owner · 1996
  • Tibbles Construction Co. (Don Tibbles) · Source-reported owner · 1985

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Apatite
  • Biotite
  • Bornite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Feldspar
  • Hornblende
  • Ilmenite
  • Magnetite
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  • Apatite
  • Biotite
  • Bornite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Feldspar
  • Hornblende
  • Ilmenite
  • Magnetite
  • Pyrite
  • Quartz
  • Sphene
  • Zircon

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

No community field reports yet.

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features

Type: Historical mapped physical features

Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6

Supports:

  • mapped adit symbols (1)

Historical mapped features may no longer exist.

Dataset information

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