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Nonesuch copper mine camp
Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: mining tools, bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Unknown (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1867-1912 copper mining camp
Copper camp whose fine-grained ore in sandstone could not be separated profitably, so the mine opened and closed five times and made money only in 1879 to 1881. At its 1881 to 1884 peak the town had about 300 people, a school, boarding house, livery, stores and a stage line.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open mine workings, remote
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