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Copper Stain from
Valdez prospect (Gold prospect), Elk Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:'Copper Stain' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Copper Stain data
Locality Data:Click here to view Valdez prospect (Gold prospect), Elk Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:194788
Long-form Identifier:1:3:194788:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Copper Stain
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘAlice Mine (Magnolia claim), Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘLena shaft (Emma claim?), Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Delano group; Bellvue Mine; Marshall group), Nevada-Bellvue, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘProspect (MRDS10046090), Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘAntelope Mine (North Mine; Starlight Mine), Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘBlue Bird Mine, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘHope claims, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
88.6km (55.1 miles) ⓘBig Four Mine, Aura Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
88.9km (55.3 miles) ⓘAura King Mine (Gilliam group Mine), Aura Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
93.8km (58.3 miles) ⓘTiger Lode Mine, Edgemont Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
References
LaPointe, Daphne D., Tingley, Joseph V., Jones, Richard B. (199) Mineral resources of Elko County, Nevada. Bulletin 106. Nevada Bureau of Mines
 
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