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Copper (commodity) from
Butterfly Mine, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel 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 Butterfly Mine, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1132693
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1132693:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Copper (commodity)
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘTwentieth Century Claim, Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘOphir Mine, Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘMorning Star Mine, Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘMagpie Mine (Patented Claims: Magpie; MS 8608; Sunlight; MS 8608; Almeda; MS 8608), Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘRock of Ages Mine (Patented Claims: Rock of Ages; MS 19205a; Rock of Ages No. 2; MS 19205a; Rock of Ages Mill Site; MS 19205b; Peak View; MS 19205a), Mount Wilson Mining District, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘWilson Peak Occurrence, Mount Wilson Mining District, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘSpecial Session Mine (Polar No. 1; MS 12908; Polar No. 2; MS 12908; Oasis; MS 12908; Slide Rock; MS 12908), Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘAndrus Mine, Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘWheel of Fortune Mine (Silent Friend; MS 14799), Mount Wilson Mining District, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘBlue Bird Mine (Blue Bell Nos. 1-6; Lake View; Unpatented Claims: Blue Bird Nos. 1-17; Lake View Nos. 1-7; Trout Lake), Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
 
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