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Native Gold from
Copper Coin Mine, Last Chance-Copper Coin Mine group (Smith Mine), Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Copper Mountains, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:Finely divided in small pockets.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper Coin Mine, Last Chance-Copper Coin Mine group (Smith Mine), Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Copper Mountains, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:172246
Long-form Identifier:1:3:172246:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Last Chance-Copper Coin Mine group (Smith Mine), Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Copper Mountains, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘDouble Eagle Mine (Gold Leaf Mine), Coyote Wash, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Wellton Hills, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘFortuna Mine (La Fortuna Mine), Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Fortuna Mining District (La Fortuna Mining District), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘGolden Dream Mine (Golden Dream group of claims), Fortuna Mining District (La Fortuna Mining District), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘTavasci Mine (Tavasci prospect; Victoria prospect; Clara's Susie's and Betty's), Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Mohawk Mining District, Mohawk Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘSouthwestern Muggins Mountains gold placers, Muggins placers, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘVinegarroon Wash gold placers (Muggins Placers Mine), Muggins placers, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘMcPhaul prospect (McPhall prospect), Dome Mining District (Gila City Mining District), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘDome placers (Gila City placers; Gila City Mine), Dome Mining District (Gila City Mining District), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
49.0km (30.4 miles) ⓘLas Flores placers, Laguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson,E.D. (1933): 167
(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey.
 
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