The Rainbow-Eagle Bird Mine is a mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 12,001 Feet (3,658 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.575, -106.29030
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Rainbow-Eagle Bird Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rainbow-Eagle Bird Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Other
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Clough Manganese Co.
Home Office: Dist Of Columbia
Info Year: 1973
Owner Name: Avon Privette Altered Veins Of
Home Office: North Carolina
Info Year: 1973
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1918
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
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References
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