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Copper (commodity) from
Sweepstakes, Swales Mountain, Elko County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Commodity:Copper (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Copper (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sweepstakes, Swales Mountain, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1538692
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1538692:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Copper (commodity)
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSun Mine (Silver King mine; Sunshine), Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘHumboldt claim (Highland Silver Mining Co. property; Broadhead and Co.), Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘKenilworth, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘBald Mountain Chief mine, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘBlue Belle mine, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘSylvania mine, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘHecla Mine, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCopper Belle Mine (Phillipine Mine; Copper King Mine; Copper Queen Mine), Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘMendota Mine, Nevada Bunker Hill Mines, Alladin group, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘDelmas Mine (Sweepstakes Mine; Delmas SW Mine; Como Mine), Nevada Bunker Hill Mines, Alladin group, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
 
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