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Sheep Draw Quarry

Producer in Larimer county in Colorado, United States with commodity Silica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10239418
MAS/MILS ID 0080690170
Record type Site
Current site name Sheep Draw Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.11339, 40.83558 (WGS84)
Elevation 1561
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Larimer(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Buckeye(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Collins(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greeley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cache La Poudre(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Larimer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 010 N 069 W 15 SWNW Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.11339, 40.83558
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Colorado Lein
    ID 503167
    Year 1980

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-SEP-1994 Mils/Rdm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 07/21/1993
MSHA mine ID0503167
Mine name (MSHA)Sheep Draw Quarry
Current operatorColorado Lien Company
Current controller (parent)Pete Lien & Sons Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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