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Native Copper from
Young Creek; Calamity Gulch Mine, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, 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 Young Creek; Calamity Gulch Mine, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:598231
Long-form Identifier:1:3:598231:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘChititu Creek; Rex Creek; White Creek; Blygh Gulch; Jolly Gulch; Dry Gulch Mine, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘGold Queen Prospect, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘCopper Creek; Rader Gulch; Seattle Gulch; Idaho Gulch Mine, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘDan Creek Mine, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘRadovan; Greenstone claims Prospect, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘErickson; Erickson and Madden Mine, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘNelson Mine, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘElephants Tail Prospect, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘLakina Prospect, Chistochina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - MC101; east of lower Russell Glacier), Chisana Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
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