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Iron (commodity) from
Boulder - Mine (Boulder - Buffalo; Buffalo Hunter), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Iron (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Iron (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boulder - Mine (Boulder - Buffalo; Buffalo Hunter), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1123990
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1123990:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Iron (commodity)
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘKate Mine (Silver Bar; King of the Carbonate Shaft?), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘRound Mountain Prospect, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘImmortal Mine, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘHerman Passiflora Mine (Shafts: Vidler; Edman; Baker; Rey; Blunt; Denver Lease; Claims: Thames River; Ten To One; Songbird), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘWahl Iron Mine (Black Pit; Boss; Iron Contact; Dakota; South Contact; Schweigert Mine; Claims: Hudson Bay; Silver Iron), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘIron Mountain Mine (Iron Mine; Iron Hill Mine), Rosita Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘInvincible Shaft Occurrence, Rosita Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘSouth Fremont County prospects, Southern Grape Creek Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘMag Lode Prospect, Gem Park Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
22.0km (13.6 miles) ⓘIron Mountain Mine (Iron Mountain Deposit; Iron Mountain Titaniferous Magnetite Deposit), McClure Mountain Complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
 
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