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Native Copper from
Camp B Mine (Camp B group; Albert pit; Brayton group; Golden Gate; Jones; Nil Desperandum group; Patented claims MS 2418), Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Copper
Formula:Cu
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Camp B Mine (Camp B group; Albert pit; Brayton group; Golden Gate; Jones; Nil Desperandum group; Patented claims MS 2418), Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:455258
Long-form Identifier:1:3:455258:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘRattler claims (Rattler group; Profusion group), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘUnida Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘMonarch Mine, Monarch Wash area, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘSwallow Mine (Moonlight Mine; Dobler Mine; Whim vein; Golden Wonder shaft), Buzzard's Roost, Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘGreat Republic Mine (Great Republic claim), Turkey Creek Station, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘWalker, Walker Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘLoma Prieta Mine (Commercial Mine; Copper Glance Mine; Patented claims MS 3425; Copper Hill Mine [?]; Copper Basin group [in part]), Copper Basin Mining District, Sierra Prieta Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
60.9km (37.9 miles) ⓘRosalie Mine (Lazy Bell Ranch and Mine; Patented claims MS 2359; Mammoth patented claim), Brooklyn Peak, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
63.4km (39.4 miles) ⓘBullard Mine (Little Giant Mine), Bullard Peak (Smith Peak), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘRed Rover Mine, Rover Peak, Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10109846, MRDS ID #M800207.
 
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