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Native Copper from
Sunnyside Extension Mine (Gold Prince Mine), Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, 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 Sunnyside Extension Mine (Gold Prince Mine), Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:819254
Long-form Identifier:1:3:819254:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
1.1km (0.7 miles) Sunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) Tom Moore Lode, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) Uncompahgre Chief Occurrence, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) King, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) Smuggler Vein, Smuggler Union Mine, Marshall Basin, Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) Excelsior Mine (Patented Claim: Excelsior; MS 5184), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) American Nettie Mine, Gold Hill, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
18.4km (11.5 miles) Ocean Wave Mine, Lake City, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) California Mine (Nevada; Unpatented Claims: California; Green Mountain; P. B. King; Burlesque Queen), Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
58.3km (36.3 miles) Bulldog Mountain Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
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