Ben Boyer Claim

The Ben Boyer Claim is a mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,199 feet.

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: Ben Boyer Claim  

State:  Colorado

County:  Chaffee

Elevation: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.6608, -105.87360

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Satelite image of the Ben Boyer Claim

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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