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Native Copper from
Hillside Mine (Hillside Project), Pine Point, Yorke Peninsula Council, South Australia, Australia


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 Hillside Mine (Hillside Project), Pine Point, Yorke Peninsula Council, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:748488
Long-form Identifier:1:3:748488:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘHillside Mine, Yorke Peninsula Council, South Australia, Australia
56.1km (34.8 miles) ⓘMoonta mines (Wallaroo and Moonta Mining; Moonta Copper Recovery Co. Ltd; Moonta Mining Scheme; Moonta Prospecting Syndicate), Moonta, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘNorth Yelta Mine, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
59.3km (36.8 miles) ⓘPoona Mine (Mattapara; Alameda Pty Ltd; EML 5525; ML 5524), Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
63.8km (39.6 miles) ⓘNew Cornwall Mine (Cornwall Mine), Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘMatta Mine, Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘNorth East Matta Mine, Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘDevon Consols Mine (Gurners; Ml 3541; New Devon; Wallaroo), Kadina, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘWallaroo Smelters Site, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
71.2km (44.3 miles) ⓘWallaroo Mine, Wallaroo, Copper Coast Council, South Australia, Australia
References
SA Geodata Database - Mineral Deposit Details
Deposit Number: 5108
Fabris, A. J. (2011): Investigation into the use of radon and soil sampling in exploration at the Hillside Cu–Au deposit, South Australia. MESA Journal 61, 19-24.
 
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