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Copper (commodity) from
Sphalerite Mine, Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin 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 Sphalerite Mine, Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1130977
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1130977:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Copper (commodity)
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘRuby Mine (MS 12174; Claims: Ruby 1-4), Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘGreenhorn Occurrence, Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘIndependence Mine (Gatton; MS 1422; Claims: Independence; MS 1421; Mammoth; MS 1424; Dolly Varden; MS 1423), Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘMt. Hope Mine (Golden Champion Mill Site; MS 1882b; Golden Champion; MS 1882a; Claims:Mount Hope; MS 1881a; Mount Hope Mill Site; MS 1881b), Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘMike Rabbit Prospect, La Plata Mining District (Winfield Mining District), Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘMontezuma Mine (Yellow Boy; MS 2177; Emma; MS 6976), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘColumbia District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘMt Ranger Group, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
23.3km (14.4 miles) ⓘDubuque Tunnel Occurrence, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘAlta Argent, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
 
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