Silverton, Colorado – High in the San Juans – Legends of ...

Silverton, Colorado, a former silver mining camp, is nestled high in the San Juan Mountains at an elevation of 9,318 feet. Long before European settlers came, the Ute Indians lived and hunted in the area, ranging from eastern Utah, northern New Mexico, and Colorado.While the Spanish were exploring eastern Colorado, they mostly ignored the western part of the state because the Ute were quick to ...

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Historical Mine Report Files c. 1900 - Colorado

Historical Mine Report Files c. 1900 - 1980 at The Colorado State Archives "L" Mine County Notes L. C. Rockwell Gilpin Miscellaneous "L" L. L. B. Mining Company Summit Miscellaneous "L"

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Writers: Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD - ICMJ's Prospecting and ...

Read Articles by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD. Subscription - August 1999 (Vol. 68, No. 12) PGMs in the United States. Subscription - March 1999 (Vol. 68, No. 7) The Federal Land Survey System. Subscription - March 1999 (Vol. 68, No. 7) Gold in Moffat County, Colorado. Subscription - April 1999 (Vol. 68, No. 8) Dry Placers in the Kamma Mountains, Nevada.

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colorado gold claims for sale just west of durango

DURANGO / CORTEZ Gold maps - 954 Gold sites ( Includes 17 placer gold deposit sites) Towns in the vicinity - Durango, Silverton, Cortez. Over 100 Hiking Trails locations. San Juan, Rio Grande, …

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Clear Creek County, Colorado Mines – Western Mining History

All 1,245 mines in Clear Creek County, Colorado. 394357 . A tunnel . A tunnel . A.C.A. A.P.T. Tunnel ... San Juan . Santa Fe Mountain . Santa Fe Mountain Beryl Prospect ... GOLD RESEARCH. Introducing the WMH Gold Explorer; Where To Find Gold: The Top Ten US Counties ...

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SAN JUAN TRIANGLE OF COLORADO: MOUNTAINS OF …

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for SAN JUAN TRIANGLE OF COLORADO: MOUNTAINS OF MINERALS By Terry C. Wallace at the best online prices at …

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History — Visit Ouray

Southwest Colorado's San Juan Mountains are home to some of the world's richest gold and silver finds. Back in the 1870s, gold was found here and dozens of small mining towns grew into flourishing communities. Places like Ouray, Silverton, Telluride, Lake City (and a whole lot more that are lost to history) sprang up, sometimes overnight.

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Colorado-Mines - Mining Artifacts

Gold in paying quantities was also discovered in the Central City area. In 1879, silver was discovered in Leadville, resulting in the Colorado Silver Boom. On May 6, 1859, during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush, John H. Gregory found a gold-bearing vein (the Gregory Lode) in Gregory Gulch between Black Hawk and Central City.

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Mayflower Mill - Silverton, Colorado - San Juan County ...

The San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado were one of the last ranges to be prospected. Although some prospectors were still looking for placer gold, it was becoming quite evident that if any wealth was to be made in the San Juans, it was going to be in underground lode mining.

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Summit County Colorado Patented Mining Claim For Sale

Small Placer Listings Gold And Silver Mines For Sale . Placer mining is very popular because 1 of the low cost of this type of mining and 2 the fact that most of the gold can be recovered using low-technology gravity recovery methods. For listing purposes, a small placer is defined as having an asking price of less than 100,000 USD.

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Mining In San Juan County, New Mexico | The Diggings™

Mining Claims (BLM) San Juan County, New Mexico has 9,500 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 0.57% are active while 99.43% are now closed.

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The Rocky Mountains - University of Colorado Boulder

The Telluride region, located in the San Juan Mountain range, has been shaped over millions of years by both changes in the climate and the formation of various rock layers. Originally this region was flooded by a vast inland sea until a mountain building episode called the Laramide Orogeny began pushing up the land 70 million years ago.

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Native Gold from Nevada - Kristalle, est. 1971

Native Gold (G37) $ 850.00. 1.1 grams. Native gold from Nellie Grey Mine, Nevada. This specimen is from a district which was extensively mined for placer gold more than fifty years ago. This specimen came from one of the lode mines above the canyon. We have only seen one other specimen of …

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Colorado Land - Gold Prospectors Association of America ...

Lost Dutchman. Posts:351. 03 Jan 2016 03:45 PM. Leo, There is gold in that canyon but not enough worth digging for, the true value of that canyon lies in it's uranium deposits. At mile marker 89 the upper alluvial placer deposit meets the river but currently that whole are …

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Frontier in Transition: A History of Southwestern Colorado ...

Placer gold mining accounted for only $188,635 in San Miguel County, (first in gold lode mining production in southwestern Colorado and third in the state) during the period from 1878 to 1924. Yet, one such placer mining project stands out in the history of the San Miguel River basin.

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San Juan County, CO Gold mining, mines, mine owners and ...

Gold Mines in San Juan County, CO. Animas Valley Mining Co. Cobb Resources Corp. Of Albuquerque, Nm And Boulder Gold, Inc. Of Lakewood, Co.

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La Plata County, CO Gold mining, mines, mine owners and ...

La Plata County, CO Gold mines, mine companies, mine owners and mine information. US-Mining provides information on mines, operators, and minerals mined in La Plata County, CO

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mine places in La Plata County, Colorado

San Juan Mine : Durango West: Sarah S Mine : La Plata: Schroeder Tunnel Mine : Durango East: Shamrock Mines : Baldy Mountain: Shoo Fly Mine : La Plata: Siegrist Pit : Durango West: Silver Reef Group Mine : Bayfield: Silver Star Mine : Electra Lake: Slipper Tunnel Mine : Mountain View Crest: Small Hope Mine : Hesperus: Snowstorm Mine : La Plata ...

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Colorado Gold Virtual Exhibit | American Numismatic ...

The Territory of Colorado was the last gold mining region in the United States where it was legal to mint private gold coins, from 1860 to 1863. The first company to make dies for minting gold coins in Colorado was the Denver City Assay Office. In April or May of 1860, this firm produced a few copper pattern $5 pieces as well as a copper $20 ...

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Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA

Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA : The Animas District is a former Pb-Zn-Ag-Au-Cu mining area which includes the eastern flank of Sultan Mountain and the area south and east of Silverton, S of, and along, the S rim of the caldera, to ...

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Frontier in Transition: A History of Southwestern Colorado ...

The potential mineral resources of the San Juan region received widespread attention across the Colorado Territory after initial gold and silver veins were located in the years from 1869 to 1871. Beckoning mineral wealth knew no boundaries however, and the Ute Reservation on the western slope was the scene of continual trespass during this period.

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San Juan Mountains | Articles | Colorado Encyclopedia

The San Juan Mountains are the largest mountain range by area in the Centennial State, spanning thirteen counties in southwestern Colorado. In addition to being the home of the Ute Indians for hundreds of years, the mountains intrigued Spaniards, lured the prospectors of the Colorado Gold Rush, and attracted thousands of vacationers and seekers of outdoor adventure.

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- AMP - San Juan Basin

The San Juan Basin is a large structural basin in northwestern New Mexico that formed during the late Cretaceous-Paleogene Laramide orogeny about 75 million years ago. The basin comprises all or parts of San Juan, McKinley, Rio Arriba, and Sandoval Counties, with a northern portion that extends into southwestern Colorado.

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placer gold in san juan triangle colorado

San Miguel County has produced 10,000 troy ounces of placer gold, highest among the San Juan Mountain counties. Fine placer gold occurs in the gravels and terraces of the upper San Miguel River from its headwaters above Telluride downstream through the towns of Sawpit Placerville and Keystone into Montrose county. Summit County Colorado's most ...

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10 Rivers in Colorado Where You Can Find Gold ...

San Miguel County is a major gold producer for Colorado. Three major mining districts include Ophir, Telluride, and Mount Wilson. Although nowhere near as rich as the hard rock mines in the county, some gold can be found in the San Miguel River too. Use gold pans, sluice boxes, or a Gold Cube for the best gold recovery on that fine gold.

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SAN JUAN TRIANGLE OF COLORADO: MOUNTAINS OF …

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for SAN JUAN TRIANGLE OF COLORADO: MOUNTAINS OF MINERALS By Terry C. Wallace VG at the …

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Mining In Utah | The Diggings™

Preuss-San Francisco Mining District Utah 867 724 143 18,139.31 37 1 12 0 24 Libson Valley-Big Indian Wash Mining District Utah 3,419 775 2,644 14,912.97 85 3 8 1 73 Goldstrike Mining District Utah 996 680 316 14,749.45 24 5 14 0 5 Mount Baldy Mining District Utah 880 685 195 14,142.38 81 14 13 0 54 Detroit-Drum Mountain Mining District Utah ...

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Colorado Mining Land for Sale : LANDFLIP

The mighty Rio Grande River is the heart and soul of the Flying W Ranch. This Colorado River Mountain Ranch is an exclusive one-of-a-kind property located in Rio Grande County, Colorado. The ranch sits on the western edge of the San Luis Valley, the largest alpine valley in the world. A rarity for... 1,582.98 Acres : $11,970,000.

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