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Eustis copper mine, Hatley area
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: pyrrhotite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
One of Canada's deepest early copper mines, worked 1865 to 1939 in the Eastern Townships
Documented mining site with interpretive trail and collector interest in the dumps.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
acidic runoff, unstable spoil
Keep exploring nearby
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