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Gold (commodity) from
Birch Lake Area Prospect, Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area, Lake County, Minnesota, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Commodity:Gold (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Gold (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Birch Lake Area Prospect, Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area, Lake County, Minnesota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1165540
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1165540:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Gold (commodity)
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘEly Spruce Prospect (Inco North Lease; Inco Prospect; Inco Spruce Road; Spruce Lake Mine; Spruce Mine; Spruce Mine Site), Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area, Lake County, Minnesota, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘSpruce Road Prospect (Spruce Mine; INCO Prospect; INCO Mine; Ely Nickel Copper Deposit; Spruce Road Deposit), Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area, Lake County, Minnesota, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘSouth Filson Creek Prospect (Filson Creek), Ely-Hoyt Lakes Area, Lake County, Minnesota, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘRaspberry prospect (Ely prospect), Burntside, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘNorth American Mine, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘBirch Point Prospect, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
50.9km (31.7 miles) ⓘWater Hen Occurrence, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘGold Island Prospect, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
73.0km (45.4 miles) ⓘLake Saganaga-Gold Island Prospect, Cook County, Minnesota, USA
80.0km (49.7 miles) ⓘVermilion River Mines, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
 
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