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Native Copper from
Prospect Mine, Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, 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 Prospect Mine, Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:500206
Long-form Identifier:1:3:500206:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine (Ramshorn Mine; Dictator and Belle Union), Sheridan Mining District (Mill Creek Mining District; Wisconsin Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘBoulder Cobalt Mine, Tidal Wave Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘQuartz City Occurrence, South Boulder Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘMoffet-Johnston Mine, Tidal Wave Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘCopper Cliff prospects (Copper Bluff prospects), Zosell Mining District (Emery Mining District), Powell County, Montana, USA
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘEmery Mine (Black Rock; Carbonate Extension; Carbonate Hill Mine), Zosell Mining District (Emery Mining District), Powell County, Montana, USA
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘBroadway Mine, Silver Star Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘIndian Queen Mine, Utopia Mining District (Birch Creek Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘApex No. 2 Claim (Juniper Copper Bottom), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
69.2km (43.0 miles) ⓘLeah Mine (Apex and Leah), Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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