The Skyline Mine is a silver mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,640 feet.
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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: 11,640 Feet (3,548 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 39.0436, -107.14970
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Skyline Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Skyline Mine
Secondary: Little Darling Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: Crystal River
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Comment (Ownership): OWNER:MACDONALD KNIGHT, 3676 3700 ROAD, HOTCHKISS, CO 81419
References
Reference (Deposit): REF:USGS MARBLE QUAD
Reference (Deposit): REF:KNIGHT, M.J.,STRATIGRAPHY AND AG-PB-ZN MINERALIZATION
Reference (Deposit): OF THE LEADVILLE LIMESTONE AT TREASURE MOUNTAIN,
Reference (Deposit): GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO, 1991, MS THESIS, UNIV. ARIZ.
Reference (Deposit): REF:MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE RAGGEDS WILDERNESS AREA,
Reference (Deposit): GUNNISON COUNTY,COLORADO, 1984, BUR.MINES OPEN-FILE
Reference (Deposit): REPORT MLA 21-84, P. 10.
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