Where to Find Copper
126 mapped copper spots across 25 regions in 3 countries. Pick a region for its local guide, or browse every spot below. Native copper is collectible in flake, sheet, and crystal form. Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula is the world's premier native copper region, with Arizona and New Mexico producing strong specimens as well.
Every mapped copper spot
Best spotWisconsin PointDouglas County, WisconsinPublic access · Lake Superior Agate, Jasper, Copper +1
Best spotGoldfieldEsmeralda County, NevadaPublic access · Alum, Pyrite, Quartz +6- Best spotSaxon Harbor County ParkIron County, WisconsinPublic access · Lake Superior Agate, Jasper, Copper
Dresser Trap Rock QuarryPolk County, WisconsinPublic access · Actinolite, Augite, Bornite +12- San Francisco MountainsBeaver County, UtahPublic access · Diopside, Fluorite, Galena +12
- Vipont MineBox Elder County, UtahPublic access · Azurite, Cerussite, Copper +12
- Pilot RangeBox Elder County, UtahPublic access · Alunite, Azurite, Barite +11
Amethyst CoveKings County, Nova ScotiaCheck locally · Agate, Amethyst, Chalcedony +9- Cape d'OrCumberland County, Nova ScotiaPublic access · Quartz, Copper, Stilbite Subgroup +9
- Cape SplitKings County, Nova ScotiaCheck locally · Agate, Chalcedony, Quartz +9
- JeanClark County, NevadaCheck locally · Hydrozincite, Antimony, Cobalt +9
- MargaretsvilleAnnapolis County, Nova ScotiaPermission required · Copper, Stilbite Subgroup, Stilbite-ca +9
- Ruepple Iron MineFranklin County, MissouriPublic access · Amethyst, Goethite, Hematite +9
- Two IslandsCumberland County, Nova ScotiaCheck locally · Agate, Quartz, Copper +9
- Bound BrookSomerset County, New JerseyPublic access · Agate, Bornite, Calcite +8
- Five IslandsCumberland County, Nova ScotiaCheck locally · Copper, Stilbite Subgroup, Heulandite Subgroup +8
- Seven Days Work CliffCharlotte County, New BrunswickCheck locally · Amethyst, Chalcedony, Jasper +8
- East Tintic MountainsUtah County, UtahPublic access · Albite, Alunite, Bornite +7
- Ounce CreekDouglas County, WisconsinPublic access · Agate, Azurite, Bornite +7
- Whale Cove CliffsCharlotte County, New BrunswickPublic access · Amethyst, Chalcedony, Jasper +7
- Parrsboro ShoreCumberland County, Nova ScotiaPublic access · Copper, Stilbite Subgroup, Heulandite Subgroup +6
- Prim PointDigby County, Nova ScotiaPublic access · Jasper, Quartz, Copper +6
- Battle MountainLander County, NevadaPublic access · Arsenic, Copper, Gold +5
- BeattyNye County, NevadaPublic access · Cinnabar, Opalite, Copper +5
- Calumet Waterworks ParkHoughton County, MichiganCheck locally · Lake Superior Agate, Prehnite, Natrolite +5
- Cliff NorthKeweenaw County, MichiganCheck locally · Copper, Calcite, Chlorite +5
- GettysburgAdams County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Copper, Chabazite, Epidote +5
- Pershing CountyPershing County, NevadaPublic access · Antimony, Copper, Gold +5
- SullivanCrawford County, MissouriPublic access · Azurite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite +5
- White Pine CountyWhite Pine County, NevadaCheck locally · Copper, Mercury, Platinum +5
- Baltimore CountyBaltimore County, MarylandPublic access · Copper, Quartz, Garnet +4
- Cliff MineKeweenaw County, MichiganCheck locally · Copper, Calcite, Chlorite +4
- Crescent PeakClark County, NevadaPublic access · Turquoise, Copper, Gold +4
- Cuthbertson MountainIron County, MissouriPublic access · Hematite, Pyrolusite, Chalcopyrite +4
- GolcondaHumboldt County, NevadaPublic access · Gold, Copper, Iron +4
- High Rock BayKeweenaw County, MichiganPublic access · Prehnite, Calcite, Copper +4
- Parys MountainIsle of AngleseyPermission required · Copper, Chalcopyrite, Chalcocite +4
- PiocheLincoln County, NevadaPublic access · Copper, Gold, Lead +4
- SomervilleSomerset County, New JerseyPublic access · Agate, Albite, Datolite +4
- TonopahNye County, NevadaPublic access · Copper, Gold, Lead +4
- Elko CountyElko County, NevadaPublic access · Copper, Gold, Lead +3
- EurekaEureka County, NevadaCheck locally · Arsenic, Copper, Gold +3
- GabbsNye County, NevadaPublic access · Copper, Gold, Silver +3
- Hinch Copper MineCrawford County, MissouriPublic access · Copper, Cuprite, Limonite +3
- HopewellSomerset County, New JerseyPublic access · Calcite, Stilbite, Prehnite +3
- MinaMineral County, NevadaCheck locally · Copper, Gold, Lead +3
- San Juan RiverSan Juan County, UtahPermission required · Anhydrite, Chalcopyrite, Copper +3
- SulphurLander County, NevadaCheck locally · Antimony, Copper, Mercury +3
- Valley QuarryAdams County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Copper, Epidote, Chrysocolla +3
- WinnemuccaHumboldt County, NevadaPublic access · Copper, Gold, Silver +3
- Area around Go John MineMaricopa County, ArizonaPublic access · Gold, Silver, Copper +2
- Bald MountainLander County, NevadaCheck locally · Copper, Mercury, Platinum +2
- BasaltEsmeralda County, NevadaPublic access · Copper, Gold, Lead +2
- CalienteLincoln County, NevadaPublic access · Gold, Silver, Lead +2
- Carson CityNevadaPublic access · Arsenic, Copper, Gold +2
- Drws-y-Coed MineGwyneddPermission required · Copper, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite +2
- Lone MountainEsmeralda County, NevadaPublic access · Copper, Gold, Lead +2
- McDermittHumboldt County, NevadaPublic access · Copper, Lead, Silver +2
- TokopEsmeralda County, NevadaPublic access · Copper, Gold, Lead +2
- Virginia CityStorey County, NevadaCheck locally · Copper, Gold, Lead +2
- WarwickChester County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Chalcopyrite, Copper, Hematite +2
- Adams CountyAdams County, IdahoCheck locally · Azurite, Copper, Gold +1
- AustinLander County, NevadaPublic access · Gold, Silver, Copper +1
- Bleeding Hill MineCrawford County, MissouriPublic access · Copper, Cuprite, Goethite +1
- Britannia Copper MineGwyneddPermission required · Copper, Chalcopyrite, Malachite +1
- BuckskinDouglas County, NevadaPublic access · Copper, Gold, Palladium +1
- Centennial Eureka MineJuab County, UtahPermission required · Quartz, Copper, Malachite +1
- Esrey ParkKeweenaw County, MichiganPublic access · Granite, Prehnite, Copper +1
- Front RoyalWarren County, VirginiaPublic access · Biotite, Quartz, Unakite +1
- GenoaDouglas County, NevadaPublic access · Copper, Gold, Silver +1
- Gold ButteClark County, NevadaPermission required · Copper, Gold, Silver +1
- GraniteBaltimore County, MarylandPublic access · Quartz, Garnet, Tourmaline +1
- Howes Gulch MinesLarimer County, ColoradoPermission required · Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite +1
- Keweenaw Rocket RangeKeweenaw County, MichiganPublic access · Granite, Prehnite, Copper +1
- Mine RidgeCocke County, TennesseePublic access · Copper, Iron, Lead +1
- Mineral HillEureka County, NevadaCheck locally · Copper, Lead, Silver +1
- Oxbow & Silver Butte MinesGila County, ArizonaPublic access · Copper, Epidote, Fluorite +1
- SearchlightClark County, NevadaPublic access · Copper, Gold, Lead +1
- Silver Hill areaChurchill County, NevadaPublic access · Copper, Gold, Lead +1
- Simsbury MineCapitol Planning Region, ConnecticutPublic access · Chalcocite, Cuprite, Malachite +1
- White Cloud Canyon areaChurchill County, NevadaPublic access · Copper, Iron, Silver +1
- Alice MineOtero County, New MexicoPublic access · Epidote, Garnet, Copper
- Bear MountainGrant County, New MexicoPublic access · Copper, Chrysocolla, Malachite
- Chapo Copper ProspectGrant County, New MexicoCheck locally · Copper, Chrysocolla, Malachite
- CharlotteMecklenburg County, North CarolinaPublic access · Jasper, Leopardite, Copper
- GardnervilleDouglas County, NevadaCheck locally · Gold, Silver, Copper
- Mineral MountainPinal County, ArizonaPublic access · Amethyst, Copper, Quartz
- PhiladelphiaOtero County, New MexicoPublic access · Copper, Chrysocolla, Malachite
- RociadaMora County, New MexicoPublic access · Chalcocite, Copper, Molybdenite
- Rossville Road CutYork County, PennsylvaniaPublic access · Copper, Malachite, Azurite
- Saddle MountainMaricopa County, ArizonaPublic access · Chalcedony, Fire Agate, Copper
- Sandman RoadPinal County, ArizonaPublic access · Amethyst, Copper, Quartz
- Santa RitaGrant County, New MexicoPublic access · Copper, Cuprite, Molybdenite
- Seneca No. 1 ShaftKeweenaw County, MichiganPermission required · Copper, Datolite, Prehnite
- Sierrita Mountain Mine DumpsPima County, ArizonaCheck locally · Melanterite, Copper, Pyrite
- Strawberry MineMorgan County, UtahPublic access · Gold, Silver, Copper
- SunrisePlatte County, WyomingPublic access · Arsenopyrite, Barite, Copper
- Superior Stone CompanyGuilford County, North CarolinaPublic access · Copper, Iron, Quartz
- Tallapoosa MinesLyon County, NevadaCheck locally · Copper, Silver, Gold
- Central MineKeweenaw County, MichiganPermission required · Copper, Chlorastrolite
- CobreElko County, NevadaPublic access · Copper, Lead Iron
- Converse CountyConverse County, WyomingPublic access · Copper, Chalcopyrite
- Copper King MineLaramie County, WyomingPermission required · Barite, Copper
- CubaSandoval County, New MexicoPublic access · Copper, Chrysocolla
- Dumps near Esperanza MinePima County, ArizonaPublic access · Copper, Molybdenum
- Grandview CanyonDoña Ana County, New MexicoPermission required · Fluorite, Copper
- Gunnison Gold Belt MinesGunnison County, ColoradoPublic access · Gold, Copper
- Hungry CreekSiskiyou County, CaliforniaPublic access · Cassiterite, Copper
- Osoyoos LakeOkanogan County, WashingtonPublic access · Copper, Pyrite
- Pleasant Grove ChurchClay County, AlabamaCheck locally · Copper, Turquoise
- Sierra MadreCarbon County, WyomingPublic access · Copper, Cobalt
- ThermopolisFremont County, WyomingPermission required · Copper, Limonite
- Wolverine MineHoughton County, MichiganPermission required · Copper, Agate
- AnniconDouglas County, WisconsinPublic access · Copper
- Catoctin MountainFrederick County, MarylandPermission required · Copper
- Copper King No. 2 MineOtero County, New MexicoPublic access · Copper
- Dark HollowMadison County, VirginiaPermission required · Copper
- General AreaAshland County, WisconsinPermission required · Copper
- Iron CountyIron County, WisconsinPublic access · Copper
- OrograndeIdaho County, IdahoPublic access · Copper
- Orogrande District ProspectOtero County, New MexicoPublic access · Copper
- Orogrande District ProspectOtero County, New MexicoPublic access · Copper
- Owens MineGrant County, New MexicoPublic access · Copper
- Queen's Taste MineGrant County, New MexicoPublic access · Copper
- Rock Springs Digging AreaYavapai County, ArizonaPublic access · Copper
- White CreekMeagher County, MontanaPublic access · Copper
Top regions for copper
United States
113 spots · 21 regionsCanada
10 spots · 2 regionsUnited Kingdom
3 spots · 2 regionsCopper rockhounding FAQ
Where is the best place to find copper?+
Nevada, New Mexico, Michigan have the highest concentrations of copper in this list. Quality and access vary by area, so open the linked region pages for a detailed view.
How many copper rockhounding spots does RockHoundR track?+
126 mapped spots across 25 regions in 3 countries. The app keeps these on a map alongside your private finds.
Can I legally collect copper on public land?+
In the U.S., casual hand collecting of common rocks and minerals like copper is allowed on most BLM and U.S. Forest Service land, with daily and annual limits set by the local field office. National parks, most state parks, and tribal land are off-limits. Rules differ by country and region, so always check with the managing agency before a trip.
How do I identify copper in the field?+
Field identification of copper comes down to color, hardness, fracture, and luster. The RockHoundR app links to geology details for each spot to help narrow down what you might be picking up.
Hunt copper on the map
Open RockHoundR to see these spots on a real map with public land overlays and trip-planning details.
