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Copper (commodity) from
North Cove Prospect, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Commodity:Copper (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Copper (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view North Cove Prospect, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1117404
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1117404:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Copper (commodity)
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘBiddix Prospect, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Zn prospect, Linville Falls, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Gold Mine (MRDS - 10078675), Blue Ridge Mining District, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘCopper Prospect (MRDS - 10297999), Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘBuckeye Creek Prospect, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘCopper Prospect (MRDS - 10025692), Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘElk Knob Mine, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘOre Gap Prospect, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
84.7km (52.6 miles) ⓘCopper Prospect (MRDS - 10273629), North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
87.4km (54.3 miles) ⓘFall Branch zinc mine, Fall Branch Barite Mining District (Fall Branch-Greeneville Mining District), Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
 
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