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Copper (commodity) from
Copper Bluff Mine (Mountain Bill; Copper Bell; Bornite; Copper King; Bell Mountain), Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Copper (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Copper (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper Bluff Mine (Mountain Bill; Copper Bell; Bornite; Copper King; Bell Mountain), Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1140422
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1140422:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Copper (commodity)
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘMagpie Springs Prospect, Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘWarm Creek Prospect, Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘHope Nos. 1-3 Prospect, Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘAutomatic Mine, Hamilton Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘLemhi Union Mine, Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘBadger Creek prospect, Hamilton Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘRed Bird prospect, Hamilton Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
27.3km (16.9 miles) ⓘGroom Creek Porphyry Prospect, Gilmore Mining District (Texas Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘJumbo Mine (Emil; Glendale; McKinley; Democrat No. 4; Fairview and Jumbo Claims), Gilmore Mining District (Texas Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘDemocrat Mine, Gilmore, Gilmore Mining District (Texas Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
 
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