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Copper (commodity) from
Welch Prospect, Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain 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 Welch Prospect, Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1118208
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1118208:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Copper (commodity)
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Copper-Iron Sulfide Deposit (MRDS - 10249139), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘCalhoun Prospect, Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘCopper Prospect (MRDS - 10223896), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘWestfeldt Prospect (Kolb-Westfeldt; Westerveldt), Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘSilers Bald Prospect (Calhoun Prospect), Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘFontana Mine, Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Copper-Iron Sulfide Deposit (MRDS - 10272991), Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘKitchen Prospect, Fontana Mining District, Graham County, North Carolina, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘFanny Hensley Prospect, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘBettys Gap Prospect, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
 
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