Boston

The Boston is a gold mine located in El Dorado county, California.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Boston  

State:  California

County:  El Dorado

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.80278, -121.01111

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Boston MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Boston


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: El Dorado


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Gue M. Allen


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): CLAIM OF 20 ACRES.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 34, NO. 3, P. 259, PL. II


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