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Bornite from
Oregon Mine (French Mine), Hedley, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cobaltite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oregon Mine (French Mine), Hedley, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:309335
Long-form Identifier:1:3:309335:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘMascot Mine, Hedley, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘCrystal Peak (Mount Riordan) garnet deposit, Apex Mountain, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘDusty Mac gold-silver mine, Okanagan Falls, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine, Copper Mountain, Princeton, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘFour Metals Mine, Nighthawk Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘCalifornia Claim, Nighthawk Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘLone Pine Mine, Oroville Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
51.1km (31.7 miles) ⓘAxe Cu-Au deposit (Adonis), Princeton, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘPalmer Lake Prospect, Palmer Mountain Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
53.7km (33.4 miles) ⓘ49th Parallel Mine, Oroville Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
References
www.em.gov.bc.ca (n.d.) http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/cf/minfile/search/search.cfm?mode=capbib&minfilno=092HSE059
Dawson, Garnet Linn. GEOLOGICAL SE flING OF TIlE HEDLEY GOLD SKARN CAMP WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE FRENCH MINE, SOUTH-CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA. Diss. University of British Columbia, 1994.
Thompson, R. M. (1951) Notes and News. Mineral Occurrences in Western Canada. American Mineralogist, 36 (5-6). 504-509
G E Ray, G. L. Dawson, R Simpson (1983) The Geology And Controls Of Skakn Mineralization In The Hedley Gold Camp Southern British Columbia* (92W8, 82315) British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. Geological Fieldwork, 1986, Paper 1987-1
 
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