Mining Tourism
The Dolores River and The Hanging Flume
March 26, 2024
http://www.denverpost.com/2012/04/13/121-year-old-western-colorado-mining-flume-clings-to-its-secrets/ Click on the picture above to go to the article directly. Or try this …
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The King of Colorado Gold Dredging
July 5, 2023
Benjamin Stanley Revett was a British-born mining engineer and entrepreneur who made his fortune in the gold-dredging business in Colorado. He was known as the “Gold Dredge King” …
Read more →I’m on TV!
June 17, 2023
There was recently a broadcast of a short piece about prospecting in metro Denver with long time fellow prospector and friend JJ Long and me. The local TV station, KDVR 31 runs …
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The Wandering Prospector Guidebook
June 16, 2023 · 12 comments
Announcing the latest book in the FInding Gold in Colorado series: The Wandering Prospector. Available now!
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Edwin Carter Museum
January 18, 2023
Free Admission! The Edwin Carter Museum on the east edge of downtown Breckenridge is a charming little museum housed in the original log cabin of Edwin Carter. Carter was a …
Read more →Mines of the Alpine Loop Books Available!
March 18, 2022
4-Wheel drive guide books to the Alpine Loop and the Animas Forks Triangle, in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado.
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Breckenridge Gold Prospecting History Talk
July 1, 2021
Link to a YouTube video about the history of the gold rushes in the Breckenridge Colorado area.
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Local press covers gold panning
November 13, 2020
5280 Magazine is the premier magazine in metro Denver. I was thrilled to see that when they recently wrote an article on gold panning, they chose to reference this website twice! …
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Finding Gold in Colorado: Inspiring Images
November 4, 2020
We are very excited to announce the next book in the Finding Gold in Colorado collection! Finding Gold in Colorado: Inspiring Images takes you on a photographic journey through …
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Gold Rush Ghost Towns
January 11, 2020 · 1 comment
Gold Rushes in Colorado left many old ghost towns, Mills, and mines worth visiting for their history, beauty, and even their gold!
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