Mines

Ground Hog Mine

The Ground Hog Mine is a copper mine located in Eagle county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,398 feet

Roaring Fork Plaster Company

Roaring fork plaster companyMill of Roaring Fork Plaster Company, viewed from quarry, Ruedi. Eagle County, Colorado. n.d.

Eagle Mine

Gilman Colorado. Mining first began in the Gilman area in the late 1870s for gold, silver, lead and zinc. Elevation 8409 feet.

Beautiful scenery, considering its an EPA superfund site, contaminated with heavy metals. The site cannot be visited, just viewed from the roadside, as it is privately held, and a Superfund site. For more details about the site at https://cdphe.colorado.gov/eagle-mine-site-summary

Lady Belle Mine

Upper workings of Lady Belle mine, 7 miles southeast of Eagle. Eagle County, Colorado. October 11,1921.

Gilman Zinc Mine

Eagle River running through mining area at Gilman zinc mine on Battle Mountain, between Redcliff and Minturn. Eagle County, Colorado. ca. 1980.

Argo Gold Mine and Tunnel

The Argo Gold Mine and Mill is a former gold mining and milling property in Idaho Springs, Colorado, featuring an intact gold mill built at the entrance of the Argo Tunnel. Opened in 1912.

Idaho Springs, CO
Former mine & mill with guided tours

Belden Mine

Red Cliff, Colorado

 

Historic Mining Records (USGS)

Colorado has 11,555 identified mines listed in The Diggings?. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Colorado mines are Gold , Silver , and Lead . At the time these mines were surveyed, 2,297 mines in Colorado were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole?known as an occurance mine.1 Colorado has 368 prospect mines.2 8,752 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records. Montrose, Clear Creek, and Gunnison are the counties with the most mines.

 

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