Laurium Mine

The Laurium mine originally opened in 1907 and closed in around 1920.

It still has large spoil heaps, which are popular with micromount mineral collectors, particularly of copper minerals.

Minerals listed from the site include Analcime, Baryte, Calcite, Chalcocite, native Copper, Cuprite, Epidote, Hematite, Malachite, Pumpellyite, Quartz, and native Silver

 

Further reading

• Mindat lists 19 minerals from this location.
• The village of Laurium website has a short writeup on the mine.

 

 

If you are interested in other classic American locales we may have stock from the following locales.

American locales

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Arizona

• Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
• Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
• Total Wreck Mine, Cienega Creek, The Narrows, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA

Arkansas

• Dug Hill, Avant, Garland County, Arkansas, USA

California

• Monterey formation, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
• New Melones Dam, West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
• Salton Sea, Imperial County, California, USA

Colorado

• Green River Formation (spanning areas of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.)
• Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
• Stoneham, Weld County, Colorado, USA

Illinois

• Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois, USA

Michigan

• Laurium Mine, Osceola, Michigan, USA

Missouri

• Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA

Montana

• Judith River Formation, Montana, USA

New Jersey

• Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

New Mexico

• Copper Flat, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
• Kelly Mine, Magdelena, New Mexico, USA
• Obsidian Ridge, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA

New York

• Diamond Acres diggings, Fonda, Mohawk Township, Montgomery County, New York, USA

Nevada

• Anacondas Yerington open pit, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
• Hat lease, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
• Liberty Mine, Reveille Mining District, Reveille Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
• Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
• Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA

North Carolina

• Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA

Ohio

• Stoneco Lime City Quarry, Lime City, Wood County, Ohio, USA

Oregon

• Opal Butte, Morrow County, Oregon, USA

Pennsylvania

• Cedar Hill Quarry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
• Pottsville Formation, St. Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA

Utah

• Iron Mountain, Pinto Iron Mining District, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
• Mammoth Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
• Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA

For the rest of our American stock, see below.

United States of America

Fossils from the USA - Meteorites from the USA - Minerals from the USA