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Nevada · Lyon County

Western Nevada

Unconfirmed Copper Mixed Underground / Surface

Key facts

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

Also known as

  • Dyer Mine

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

1/2 mile south of McConnell. Garnetized limestone Structure: Yerington Batholith Alteration: Shallow Oxidation, Albitic, Sericitic, Propylitic Tectonics: Complex Basin And Range Faulting Deposit: In a fringe position relative to the andradite - cha…

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Historical mapped workings

USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.

  • 8 shaft symbols
  • 18 adit symbols
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.

  • USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
  • MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/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: Past Producer

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Calcite
  • Epidote
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Chrysocolla
  • Pyrite
  • Andradite
  • Calcite
  • Chalcopyrite
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  • Calcite
  • Epidote
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Chrysocolla
  • Pyrite
  • Andradite
  • Calcite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Chrysocolla
  • commodity:Copper
  • commodity:Gold
  • commodity:Silver
  • Diopside
  • Diorite
  • Epidote
  • Limestone
  • Magnetite
  • Monzonite
  • Pyrite

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 shaft symbols (8)
  • mapped adit symbols (18)

Historical mapped features may no longer exist.

Dataset information

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 61149

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (14)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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