The Iron Mountain is a mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,700 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
Elevation: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.4869, -105.86920
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Iron Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Mountain
Secondary: Wellsville
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Other
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: W. H. Boyer
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1973
Owner Name: E. Frankenberry
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1973
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Not available
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