Where to Find Chalcopyrite in the United States

117 mapped chalcopyrite spots across 12 U.S. states. Chalcopyrite is reported at multiple rockhounding spots across the United States. The map below shows where collectors most often find it on legal public ground.

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Top states for chalcopyrite

States ranked by number of chalcopyrite spots in our database. States in bold link to a focused chalcopyrite-in-state list.

Every chalcopyrite spot we track

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Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Calumet Iron MineAustin Trail	Chaffee County	Amphibole Chalcopyrite Corundum Epidote Pyrite	38.6333, -106.0003	Public
Howes Gulch MinesClear Ridge Road	Larimer County	Chalcopyrite Gold Pyrite Copper	40.5911, -105.2250	Public
MiddletownMiddlesex Avenue	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Galena Chalcopyrite Sphalerite	41.5784, -72.6404	Public
Bristol Copper MineMines Road	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bornite Chalcocite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Malachite	41.7188, -72.9235	Public
Old Iron MineMine Hill Road	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Chalcopyrite Galena Pyrite Quartz Siderite Sphalerite	41.5575, -73.3387	Public
Lamberts MineDerby Turnpike	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Chalcopyrite	41.3063, -72.9828	Public
MackayNational Forest Development Road 496	Custer County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Malachite Pyrite Pyrrhotite	43.8902, -113.6746	Public
Ima MinePatterson Creek Road	Lemhi County	Tungsten Tetrahedrite Chalcopyrite Galena Scheelite Sphalerite	44.5336, -113.6923	Public
Cave-In RockHastie Mine Road	Hardin County	Barite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Galena Pyrite Smithsonite +1 more	37.5032, -88.2052	Public
North AuroraConco Street	Kane County	Bornite Calcite Chalcopyrite Pyrite	41.8029, -88.3195	Public
New PointSouth 700 East	Decatur County	Chalcopyrite	39.3232, -85.3450	Public
Strong CityBottomland Nature Trail	Chase County	Chalcopyrite Geode	38.4045, -96.5505	Public
Warren Nickel ProspectEastern Road	Knox County	Pyrrhotite Chalcopyrite	44.1769, -69.2558	Public
HaveyTrenton Place	Sagadahoc County	Albite Almandine Garnet Beryl Biotite Columbite Mica Aquamarine Chalcopyrite +5 more	43.9757, -69.9448	Public
Lubec Lead MineLead Mine Road	Washington County	Anglesite Bornite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Epidote Galena +8 more	44.8402, -67.0533	Public
Acton Lead MinesOrchard Road	York County	Andalusite Arsenopyrite Bornite Chalcopyrite Galena Goethite Gold Pyrite +4 more	43.4832, -70.9104	Public
NewburyportScotland Heights Drive	Essex County	Chalcopyrite Galena Pyrite Sphalerite Siderite Tetrahedrite	42.7851, -70.9064	Public
Davis MineDavis Mine Road	Franklin County	Chalcopyrite Pyrite	42.6834, -72.8650	Public
LeverettNumber Six Road	Franklin County	Chalcopyrite	42.4595, -72.4589	Public
MontagueLong Plain Road	Franklin County	Chalcopyrite Hematite	42.5072, -72.5247	Public
LoudvillePine Hill Road	Hampshire County	Chalcopyrite Wulfenite Cerussite	42.2863, -72.7248	Public
SterlingMain Street	Worcester County	Chalcopyrite Siderite	42.4366, -71.7616	Public
Rope MineCounty Road GN	Marquette County	Gold Pyrite Chalcopyrite	46.5297, -87.7158	Public
Pigeon Point	Cook County	Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Pyrite	48.0030, -89.4972	Public
Adrian’s QuarryUS 63	Boone County	Calcite Chalcopyrite Marcasite Millerite Pyrite	38.6723, -92.2290	Public
Cole CountyMO BB	Cole County	Barite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Hematite Galena Malachite +4 more	38.3686, -92.3916	Public
Copper Hill MineWatson Road	Crawford County	Azurite Barite Chalcopyrite Gypsum Hematite Malachite Marcasite Pyrite +1 more	38.1872, -91.1082	Public
SullivanFarris Road	Crawford County	Azurite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Copper Cuprite Hematite Malachite Pyrite	38.1596, -91.1642	Public
Bixby	Iron County	Bornite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Galena Malachite Marcasite Millerite Pyrite +1 more	37.6029, -91.1169	Public
Cuthbertson MountainBerryman Road	Iron County	Hematite Pyrolusite Chalcopyrite Copper Epidote Garnet Malachite	37.5422, -90.6512	Public
JoplinNorth 3rd Street	Jasper County	Apatite Aragonite Azurite Barite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla +5 more	37.1950, -94.4756	Public
NewarkMO E	Knox County	Calcite Chalcopyrite Goethite Malachite Pyrite Quartz	39.9759, -91.9786	Public
TroyHampel Road	Lincoln County	Calcite Marcasite Pyrite Chalcopyrite Malachite Millerite Quartz Sphalerite	38.9185, -90.9386	Public
FredericktownCounty Road 274	Madison County	Aragonite Azurite Calcite Cerussite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Galena +5 more	37.6154, -90.2847	Public
Eldon & EttervilleHobby Horse Road	Moniteau County	Barite Calcite Cerussite Dolomite Galena Malachite Marcasite Pyrite +3 more	38.4400, -92.5802	Public
Moselle Iron MinesCounty Road 7240	Phelps County	Amethyst Arsenopyrite Azurite Chalcopyrite Hematite Malachite Marcasite Pyrite +1 more	37.8346, -91.8288	Public
St. Francois CountyHawthorne Street	Saint Francois County	Barite Goethite Pyrite Quartz Cerussite Chalcopyrite Galena Malachite +2 more	37.8948, -90.5261	Public
EminenceOld Highway 19	Shannon County	Calcite Chalcopyrite Cuprite Dolomite Malachite Fluorite	37.0984, -91.3161	Public
Bismark MineMammoth South Boulder Road	Madison County	Molybdenite Pyrite Chalcopyrite	45.6129, -112.0490	Public
Pioneer	Powell County	Gold Calcite Chalcopyrite Quartz Pyrite	46.5139, -112.9638	Public
Mine Hill (bornite)Iron Mountain Road	Morris County	Bornite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Garnet Hematite Magnetite Pyrite +4 more	40.8866, -74.6050	Public
Mt. FreedomRandolph Trails/Patriots' Path (Blue)	Morris County	Allanite Amphibole Augite Chalcopyrite Chondrodite Coccolite	40.8207, -74.5848	Public
RingwoodPeters Mine Road	Passaic County	Calcite Chalcopyrite Corundum Epidote Garnet Hornblende Pyrite Serpentine +1 more	41.1464, -74.2693	Public
HopewellLong Hill Road	Somerset County	Calcite Stilbite Prehnite Malachite Chalcopyrite Copper	40.4578, -74.7207	Public
Moreno CreekCounty Road B-24	Colfax County	Chalcopyrite Gold Pyrite Pyrrhotite	36.5971, -105.2708	Public
Ute Creek4WD	Colfax County	Chalcopyrite Gold Pyrite Pyrrhotite	36.6083, -105.1595	Public
OrganBaylor Canyon Pass	Doña Ana County	Brochantite Cerargyrite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Molybdenite Chrysocolla Onyx	32.4040, -106.6010	Public
Burro PeakRustlers Trail	Grant County	Azurite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Cerargyrite Chrysocolla Fluorite Galena Malachite +2 more	32.5718, -108.4007	Public
Jarilla Mountains (copper)County Road A003	Otero County	Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Galena Gypsum Jarosite Limonite Malachite +1 more	32.4055, -106.1005	Public
San Pedro MountainsCounty Road 7B	Santa Fe County	Chalcopyrite Chalcocite	35.2555, -106.1880	Public
Caballo MountainsCounty Road A003	Sierra County	Azurite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Malachite	32.9120, -107.2236	Public
FairhavenProuty Road	Washington County	Pyrite Bornite Chalcopyrite Quartz Calcite	43.4893, -73.2619	Public
StratfordWalnut Branch Church Road	Alleghany County	Chalcopyrite Cuprite Galena Malachite Molybdenite Pyrite Silver Sphalerite	36.5189, -81.2207	Public
Conrad Hill Mine near LexingtonConrad Hill Mine Road	Davidson County	Chalcopyrite Limonite Malachite Silver Hematite	35.7848, -80.1653	Public
Davidson CountySilver Hill Road	Davidson County	Chalcopyrite Gold Pyrite Tetradymite Anglesite Calamine Calcite Cuprite +3 more	35.7057, -80.1995	Public
Crowder's MountainBackside Trail	Gaston County	Barite Chalcopyrite Corundum Gold Bearing Galena Gold Garnet Hematite Limonite +5 more	35.2326, -81.2749	Public
Medoc Mountain State ParkSummit Loop Trail	Halifax County	Chalcopyrite Molybdenite Pyrite Sericite	36.2562, -77.8821	Public
Island CreekTungsten Mine Road	Vance County	Apatite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Galena Hyalite Opal Quartz Rhodochrosite Scheelite +2 more	36.5050, -78.4765	Public
MiamiCR S620	Ottawa County	Aragonite Barite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chert Dolomite Galena Gypsum +4 more	36.9849, -94.7601	Check locally
Old MinesGalice Road	Josephine County	Arsenopyrite Azurite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Galena Gold Malachite +1 more	42.5693, -123.5953	Permission
Valley QuarryBaltimore Pike	Adams County	Copper Epidote Chrysocolla Chalcopyrite Chabazite Stilbite	39.8034, -77.2126	Public
New AlbanyOverton Road	Bradford County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Cerussite Malachite	41.6000, -76.4497	Public
WarwickLaurel Lane	Chester County	Chalcopyrite Copper Hematite Limonite Magnetite	40.1773, -75.8000	Public
Aughwick CreekCovert Road	Huntingdon County	Barite Calcite Chalcopyrite Pyrite Quartz	40.1511, -77.9492	Public
Lebanon CountyWest Main Street	Lebanon County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Magnetite Malachite Pyrite	40.3304, -76.5564	Public
Sneech PondWestgate Road	Providence County	Chalcopyrite Garnet Magnetite Molybdenite Rhodonite	41.9854, -71.4532	Public
King's CreekRagan Trail	Cherokee County	Barite Chalcopyrite Galena Kyanite Quartz Pyrite Sillimanite	35.0815, -81.4485	Public
Fork of Big Creek & Little Saluda RiverBarr Woods Road	Saluda County	Amphibolite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Gold Green Hornblende Magnetite Pyrite	34.0618, -81.6766	Public
CopperhillGrassy Creek Road	Polk County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Garnet Gold Pyrite Malachite Quartz Staurolite +4 more	35.0046, -84.3993	Public
DucktownStansbury Mountain Road	Polk County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Garnet Gold Pyrite Malachite Quartz Staurolite +4 more	35.0325, -84.3655	Public
Bumpus Cove mining districtBumpus Cove Road	Unicoi County	Anglesite Chalcopyrite Cerussite Hematite Galena Sphalerite	36.1518, -82.4898	Public
Bonanza MineLove Road	Hudspeth County	Chalcopyrite Galena Sphalerite	31.1873, -105.5005	Public
Chinati Mts	Presidio County	Fluorite Galena Argentite Cerargyrite Pyrite Sphalerite Chalcopyrite Smithsonite	29.9012, -104.5124	Public
Bradshaw MountainsSR 21	Beaver County	Amethyst Tourmaline Tremolite Wollastonite Anglesite Aragonite Cerussite Chalcopyrite +3 more	38.2983, -112.9233	Public
Cactus MineEly Highway	Beaver County	Azurite Barite Chalcopyrite Goethite Limonite Magnetite Malachite Pyrite +6 more	38.4897, -113.2954	Public
FriscoEly Highway	Beaver County	Azurite Barite Calamine Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Galena Gypsum +7 more	38.4497, -113.2764	Public
Lincoln GulchSR 21	Beaver County	Amethyst Azurite Calcite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Epidote Fluorite Galena +7 more	38.2630, -112.8882	Public
Crater Island	Box Elder County	Bornite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla	41.0880, -113.7700	Public
Promontory MountainsSouth East Promontory Road	Box Elder County	Cerussite Bornite Calamine Chalcopyrite Gold Gypsum Limonite Malachite +1 more	41.2539, -112.4913	Public
Raft River Mountains	Box Elder County	Gold Arsenopyrite Chalcopyrite Galena Pyrite Sphalerite	41.8742, -113.5085	Public
Vipont MineBirch Creek Road	Box Elder County	Azurite Cerussite Copper Chalcopyrite Cuprite Galena Gold Limonite +7 more	41.9657, -113.8459	Public
Yellow Canary Uranium DepositRed Creek Road	Daggett County	Azurite Bornite Brochantite Carnotite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Gold Hematite +2 more	40.9125, -109.2394	Public
Farmington mining districtPatsy's Mine Trail	Davis County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Gold Malachite Pyrite	40.9850, -111.8725	Public
Lucky Strick and other mines in San Rafael districtHanni Mine Road	Emery County	Bieberite Chalcopyrite Galena Marcasite Pyrite Sphalerite Uraninite	38.7553, -110.9485	Public
Miner's BasinMiners Basin Road	Grand County	Actinolite Calcite Chalcedony Chrysocolla Chalcopyrite Fluorite Hematite Malachite +3 more	38.5456, -109.2816	Public
Sevenmile CanyonCircle-O	Grand County	Bornite Carnotite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Pyrite Uraninite	38.6669, -109.6398	Public
Desert Mountain	Juab County	Antlerite Bornite Fluorite Hematite Limonite Magnetite Pyrite Cerussite +6 more	39.7813, -112.5941	Public
Drum MountainsRough Well Road	Juab County	Agate Jasper Pyrolusite Rhodochrosite Chalcedony Chalcopyrite Cuprite Galena +6 more	39.5711, -113.0359	Public
Fish SpringsPony Express Road	Juab County	Gold Lead Silver Cerussite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Galena Limonite +3 more	39.8524, -113.4541	Public
Spor MountainEagle Rock	Juab County	Fluorite Bertrandite Carnotite Chalcedony Chalcopyrite Hematite Magnetite Pyrite +1 more	39.7588, -113.1974	Public
Little Drum Mountains	Millard County	Azurite Cuprite Chalcedony Chalcopyrite Malachite Pyrite Pyrolusite Rhodochrosite +1 more	39.4625, -113.0303	Public
Bullion CanyonBullion Canyon Road	Piute County	Azurite Barite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Galena Limonite Pyrite +6 more	38.4195, -112.2981	Public
Big Cottonwood mining districtCardiff Fork Trail	Salt Lake County	Actinolite Barite Orthoclase Bornite Chalcopyrite Galena Magnetite Malachite +5 more	40.6077, -111.6515	Public
Bingham CanyonKennecott Access Road	Salt Lake County	Actinolite Barite Bismuth Calcite Chalcopyrite Galena Garnet Magnetite +3 more	40.5575, -112.1319	Public
Big Indian WashHomestake Spur	San Juan County	Coffinite Doloresite Uraninite Azurite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Cuprite Malachite +6 more	38.2308, -109.2810	Public
Monticello mining districtCooley Pass Trail	San Juan County	Anhydrite Carnotite Gypsum Pyrite Chalcopyrite Galena Gold Sphalerite +4 more	37.8313, -109.4670	Public
San Juan River	San Juan County	Anhydrite Chalcopyrite Copper Gold Gypsum Malachite	37.2782, -109.4125	Public
Salina CreekInterstate Highway 70 Frontage Road	Sevier County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Galena Malachite Sphalerite	38.9142, -111.7270	Public
Dugway mining district	Tooele County	Agate Amethyst Apatite Fluorite Chalcedony Garnet Topaz Cerussite +7 more	39.9975, -113.1860	Public
Gold HillEast First Avenue	Tooele County	Azurite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chrysocolla Galena Gold Gypsum +6 more	40.1813, -113.8102	Public
Lamoille RiverU.S. Route 2	Chittenden County	Dolomite Chalcopyrite	44.6010, -73.2033	Public
Elizabeth MineCrosstown Trail	Orange County	Chalcopyrite Pyrrhotite	43.8212, -72.3374	Public
Ely MineSouth Vershire Road	Orange County	Chalcopyrite Pyrrhotite Pyrite Sphalerite Tourmaline Actinolite Calcite Garnet +2 more	43.9272, -72.2848	Public
FaberGreen Creek Road	Albemarle County	Azurite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Galena Pyromorphite Smithsonite Sphalerite +1 more	37.8316, -78.6669	Public
Southwest Mountains	Albemarle County	Chalcopyrite	38.0858, -78.3485	Public
Galax	Carroll County	Green Apatite Chalcopyrite Pyrite Rutile Selenite Calcite Siderite Blue Vivianite	36.7117, -80.9408	Public
HillsvilleMitchels Crossroads Road	Carroll County	Arsenopyrite Azurite Barite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Cuprite Galena +4 more	36.8454, -80.7239	Public
LexingtonFlower Lane	Rockbridge County	Calcite Chalcopyrite Dolomite Pyrite	37.7763, -79.4302	Public
Horseshoe Basin districtHorseshoe Basin Trail	Chelan County	Chalcopyrite Galena	48.4743, -121.0203	Public
MethowVintin Road	Okanogan County	Stibnite Chalcopyrite	48.2649, -120.0566	Public
Monte CristoMonte Cristo Trail	Snohomish County	Arsenic Arsenopyrite Azurite Chalcopyrite Malachite Melaconite Pyrite Pyrrhotite +2 more	47.9859, -121.3939	Public
Copper King MineAladdin Road	Stevens County	Chalcopyrite	48.7810, -117.6544	Public
Cobb & MifflinBollant Road	Iowa County	Azurite Barite Chalcopyrite Cuprite Smithsonite Sphalerite	42.8839, -90.3877	Public
Dresser Trap Rock QuarryEast Avenue North	Polk County	Actinolite Augite Bornite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chrysotile Copper +7 more	45.3790, -92.6297	Public
The Bend DepositNorth Road	Taylor County	Azurite Bornite Calaverite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Gold Krennerite Malachite +3 more	45.2908, -90.5964	Public
Converse CountyH-V Road	Converse County	Copper Chalcopyrite	42.4938, -105.7870	Public
Kirwin MineWood River	Park County	Azurite Barite Chalcopyrite Cuprite Galena Gold Limonite Malachite +3 more	43.8746, -109.2848	Public

Chalcopyrite rockhounding FAQ

Where is the best place to find chalcopyrite in the U.S.?+

Utah, Missouri, New Mexico have the highest concentrations of chalcopyrite in this list. Each state's quality and access varies — open the linked state pages for a detailed view.

How many chalcopyrite rockhounding spots does RockHoundR track?+

117 mapped spots across 12 states. The app keeps these on a map alongside your private finds.

Can I legally collect chalcopyrite on public land?+

Casual hand collecting of common rocks and minerals like chalcopyrite 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. Always check with the managing agency before a trip.

How do I identify chalcopyrite in the field?+

Field identification of chalcopyrite 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 chalcopyrite on the map

Open RockHoundR to see these spots on a real map with public land overlays and trip-planning details.