Brazilian Mine
Brazilian Mine is a quarry in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,654 feet. Brazilian Mine is situated nearby to the locality Animas Forks, as well as near the hamlet Ironton.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Animas Forks and Ironton.
Animas Forks
Locality
Photo: Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Animas Forks is an extinct mining town located 12 miles northeast of Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Animas Forks is situated 3 miles southeast of Brazilian Mine.
Ironton
Hamlet
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
Ironton is an extinct town located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lay south of the present town of Ouray, adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. Ironton is situated 3½ miles west of Brazilian Mine.
Thistledown
Hamlet
Thistledown is an unincorporated community in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. The community is located southwest of Ouray on Camp Bird Road between Ouray and Camp Bird. Thistledown is situated 5 miles northwest of Brazilian Mine.
Brazilian Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.95166° or 37° 57′ 6″ northLongitude
-107.61645° or 107° 36′ 59″ westElevation
11,654 feet (3,552 metres)Open location code
859JX92M+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 369177683OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Brazilian Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Brazilian Mine”
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