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Mamut copper mine
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsPhotos 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
Porphyry copper pit cut into the flank of the Kinabalu granite, mined 1975-1999 and left as a turquoise pit lake
Documented ore deposit in Bornean geological literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
acidic pit lake, unstable dumps
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.