A copper prospect above Copper City operated by the Copper Mining co. It was on a parallel ledge to the Bird Mine. Mineralization consisted of quartz veins in granodiorite with spotty sulfides and scheelite.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Copper

ⓘ Tungsten

Mineral List

ⓘ 'Apatite'

ⓘ Quartz

ⓘ Scheelite

2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

Habit: crystals up to 3" long

References:

Cannon, Bart (1975) Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran, Mercer Island, WA.p.48

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Cannon, Bart (1975) Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran, Mercer Island, WA.p.48

ⓘ Scheelite

Formula: Ca(WO₄)

References:

Cannon, Bart (1975) Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran, Mercer Island, WA.p.48

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Scheelite	7.GA.05	Ca(WO₄)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
W	Tungsten
W	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)

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References

Hobbs, S.W. (1942), Report on the Copper Mining Company property, Bumping Lake Mining District, Yakima County, Washington. USGS Open File Report 43-13. 6 p.

Culver, H.E. and Broughton, W.A. (1945),Tungsten Resources of Washington. Washington Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin #34, 113 p.

Cannon, Bart (1975) Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran, Mercer Island, WA.

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