The Daisy Mine is a molybdenum mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,201 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: 11,201 Feet (3,414 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 38.8911, -107.05810
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Daisy Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Daisy Mine
Secondary: Crested Butte
Secondary: Daisey
Secondary: Chautauqua
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
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
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: Crested Butte Mining And Milling Co
Info Year: 1953
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): ACCESS IS THROUGH KEYSTONE MINE SEQ# 0080510199
Reference (Deposit): REV BY MILS 8-79
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