The Ben Boyer Claim is a mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,199 feet.
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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: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.6608, -105.87360
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Ben Boyer Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ben Boyer Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Other
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Ben Boyer
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1974
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): L PROPERTY FILES - FILE NOS. 41.9 & 41.10
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