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Copper (commodity) from
Headlight Mine, Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Copper (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Copper (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Headlight Mine, Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1126222
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1126222:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Copper (commodity)
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘGunnison Mine (Patented Claim: Gunnison; MS 11846), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘAnaconda Mine, Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘThorium Prospects (MRDS - 10094686), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (MS 18761; Patented Claim: Copper King), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘUte Trail Mine (Ute Buck; Ute Warrior; Ute Chief; Ouray; Medicine Man; Ute Squaw; Ute Trail; Wigwam), Vulcan Mining District (Cebolla Mining District; Domingo Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘWillow Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘGood Hope Mine (Mammoth Good Hope Mine; Mammoth-Good Hope Mine; Mammoth Chimney Mine), Vulcan, Vulcan Mining District (Cebolla Mining District; Domingo Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘIron Hill deposit, White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘGold Basin District Occurrence (MS 1984; Patented Claim: Belle Flora), Green Mountain Mining District (Gold Basin Mining District; Iris Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘGunnison District Occurrence (W.C. Dillon; MS 10715), Gunnison Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
 
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