Mt Washington mine, Comox District, Vancouver Island, Nanaimo Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

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Mt Washington mine, Comox District, Vancouver Island, Nanaimo Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

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Mined 1964-67. Infamous for the continuing pollution of the nearby Tsolum River, by leach of copper from sulphide dumps.

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Ingelson, A. (1984) Mineral occurrences in Western Canada. Mineralogical Record 15, 89-94

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26 entries listed. 26 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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