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Yukon
Whitehorse copper belt trails
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: malachite, magnetite, bornite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Skarn copper deposits along the city's western edge mined off and on from 1900 to 1982
Documented belt with interpretive trails through the old workings.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open pits, capped shafts
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.