REVIEWED LOCATION

Mathiatis South Copper Mine — Roadside Mining-Geology Viewing Context Rockhounding Status & Field Guide

Visit Cyprus includes Mathiatis South on the official Copper Cultural Route and describes the visible gossans and mine lake. The explorer uses a deliberately broad non-navigable point because this is not documented as a public collecting site.

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Important: No recreational collecting permission is established for the mine area.

What is here

copper sulphide mineralization, gossan and open-cast mining geology

Materials / interest: Copper, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite

Collecting and access

Regional public-road/viewpoint context only; no mine entry, dump access, swimming, digging or specimen collecting is represented.

Observe only from lawful public-road/viewpoint locations; do not enter mine ground.

Detailed status
research
Permission
Required
Permit
Required
Fee
Not flagged
Guide
Not flagged
Booking
Not flagged
Surface collecting
no
Hammering
no
Digging
no

Safety

Open pits, contaminated mine water, unstable slopes and industrial remnants can be hazardous.

Review status

Access reviewed: 2026-09-13 · Sources reviewed: 2026-09-13 · Next scheduled review: 2027-03-12.

Recheck access, closures, permissions and current source instructions before field travel.

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