Development of mines and mining camps in the area was slow in the first couple years until roads were built starting in 1861. In 1862 valuable ore discoveries were made near …
View of the Gold King Mill, in San Juan County Colorado; shows gold mine processing facilities, ore cars, cribbing, smokestacks, tailings, and mountain peaks. …
The Colorado Gold Rush is often referred to as the "Pikes Peak Gold Rush.". Although there was some prospecting around Pikes Peak in 1858–59, major gold mining …
Western Museum of Mining and Industry is one of the West's premier mining preservation organizations and is well worth a visit if you are in Colorado. To learn more visit their …
Gold and Silver Mining, Colorado, 1800. Another type of mining very different from placer mining or "panning for gold," is called underground mining. This is the type of mining …
The history of early southwestern Colorado mining, up to the Ute removal in 1881, can be summarized by three primary stages: early gold placer mining near Baker's Park and in …
Between 1937-2000, DeHarport photographed the southwestern United States, specifically focusing on Colorado and the Four Corners region. Much of his work focused on …
Colorado would not be booming today were it not for the mining booms of the past. The frenzy put the territory on the map before it was recognized as a state in …
The bulk of the mining towns in Colorado are situated in the mountainous central and southwest parts of the state. The first towns were settled early in 1859 following the …