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Owl Canyon Mine

Past Producer in Larimer county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gypsum-Anhydrite, Stone, Crushed/Broken
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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. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10288481
MAS/MILS ID 0080690110
Record type Site
Current site name Owl Canyon Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -105.17979, 40.75918 (WGS84)
Elevation 1737
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

Livermore(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 009 N 070 W 12 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -105.17979, 40.75918
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Colorado Lein Co.
    ID 503222
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINOBRAS OF COLO & UTAH 1974

  • Deposit

    MSHA UPDATING BY MILS 3-80.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-NOV-1983 Mils/Rdm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 10/18/1988
MSHA mine ID0503222
Mine name (MSHA)Owl Canyon Quarry & Mill
Current operatorPete Lien and Sons, Inc.
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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