The Turquoise Chief, Poor Boy is a copper, gemstone, and uranium mine located in Lake county, Colorado.
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
Elevation:
Commodity: Copper, Gemstone, Uranium
Lat, Long: 39.28833, -106.37472
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Turquoise Chief, Poor Boy MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Turquoise Chief, Poor Boy
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gemstone
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Lake
District: St. Kevin
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Turquoise
Comments
Comment (Location): LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE WERE APPROXIMATED USING BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT'S GGWL (GEOGRAPHIC WELL LOCATOR) PROGRAM FOR THE FOOTAGE CALL: T09S R80W SECTION 06, 0010 FT S, 2640 FT E.
References
Reference (Deposit): PEARL, 1958, COLO. GEM TRAILS AND MIN. GUIDE
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 1114, 1961, P. 341, 342
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,62
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