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Native Copper from
Boise Creek, Willow Creek (China Flat), Willow Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:Native Copper
Formula:Cu
Comments:Native copper occurs as float.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boise Creek, Willow Creek (China Flat), Willow Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:650249
Long-form Identifier:1:3:650249:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
11.4km (7.1 miles) Sweet Home Mine (Ruby Mine), Horse Mountain, Humboldt County, California, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) Sam Brown claim, Hoopa, Hoopa Indian Reservation, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
33.4km (20.7 miles) Red Cap Creek Mine (Red Cap Mine; La Perin Mine; Sky Chief Mine), Red Cap Creek, Opegoi, Weitchpec Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
48.7km (30.2 miles) Unnamed Cu occurrence [1], Helena, North Fork Mining District, Salmon Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
51.9km (32.2 miles) Lorenze occurrence, Red Hill, Junction City, Junction City Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
64.1km (39.8 miles) Murphy Mine (Copper King Mine; Copper Queen Mine; Copper Jack Mine; Copper Ace Mine; Copper Ten Mine), Copper Hill, South Fork Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
66.6km (41.4 miles) Hale Creek Mine, Mad River Rock, Trinity County, California, USA
67.9km (42.2 miles) Iron Mountain Mine, Norse Butte, Trinity County, California, USA
80.3km (49.9 miles) White Oak prospect (Griffiths Mining & Development Company), Ruth, Trinity County, California, USA
86.6km (53.8 miles) Greenhorn Mine (Greenhorn vein; Willow Creek Mines Inc.; Warren Brothers), French Gulch, French Gulch Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
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