19jmga.is ((BORNITE on CHALCOCITE, PYRITE)), $15 MINIMUM BID, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, 10 x 6 x 6 cm, Cabinet | |
Massive ore specimen from the Flambeau Mine in Wisconsin. The Rio Tinto mine was an open pit Copper Mine about the size of a football field completely mined in only 5 to 10 years with the highest grade Copper ore in the US and possibly the world. World class Chalcocite specimens were discovered. A special collecting permission was given to Casey Jones to collect and perserve the world class specimens now in museums and collections throughout the world. |