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Malachite from
Afton Mine, Kamloops, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Afton Mine, Kamloops, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:369207
Long-form Identifier:1:3:369207:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘGalaxy copper-gold deposit, Kamloops, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine, Iron Mask Batholith, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘTunkwa Lake Hg Occurrence, Savona, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘCopper Creek Hg occurrence, Savona, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘJoshua Mine, Stump Lake, Nicola Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
36.0km (22.3 miles) ⓘEnterprise Mine, Stump Lake, Nicola Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘBethlehem Mine, Logan Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘMary Reynolds Mine, Stump Lake, Nicola Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘJenny Long Mine, Stump Lake, Nicola Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘHighland Valley Copper Mine, Logan Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
www.em.gov.bc.ca/DL/GSBPubs/GeoFldWk/2003/25-Nixon-263-290-w.pdf.
Kozak, A., & Eng, P. NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Afton-Ajax EW Deposit.
Gonzalez-Duran, Andres Felipe; Simon, Adam C.; Holder, Robert; Thompson, John F.H.; Wade, Devin; Ryan, Catherine; Mathur, Ryan (2026) Tracing the Origin and Hydrothermal Overprint of Magnetite-Apatite Mineralization in the New Afton Cu-Au ± PGE Alkalic Porphyry Deposit: Insights from Magnetite Textures and Chemistry. Economic Geology, 121 (3). p.643-660. doi:10.5382/econgeo.5243
 
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