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Coppermine River Canoe 1987: We started a minor mining operation using the hammer end of an axe. We each managed to extract some pieces of copper. Between us we extracted around 5 to 10 pounds. This was a location that probably doesn't get visited much at all. There is no obvious reason to stop there unless you are dealing with a capsized boat. The river is named the Coppermine because the natives obtained raw copper from deposits like this long ago. For some reason, actual mining operations have not been done. Perhaps there isn't enough to be commercially worth while.


Date: 2022:12:30 17:36:55     File: wRCW55511_G.jpg
Camera: PENTAX K-5 -- Lens: smc PENTAX-D FA Macro 100mm F2.8 WR at 100.0 mm -- Exposure: 1/10 f/8.0 ISO 800