Mining Tourism
Far Northwest Colorado Gold
September 3, 2019 · 1 comment
Ever heard of the Iron Springs Divide? How about the Little Snake River? Maybe Lay Creek? These are geographic features in far northwest Colorado and are geographical highlights of …
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Finding gold in Colorado! The George Andrew Jackson story.
March 29, 2019 · 2 comments
Interested in what it was like to be a prospector before the Colorado Gold Rush? Here’s the journal of the first U.S. person to discover serious gold in Colorado and then mine it. …
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Finding Gold in Colorado Book Index
October 19, 2018 · 2 comments
Finding Gold in Colorado Book Index: The following index will be included in books published in late 10/2018 and onward. It is provided here for those who own the earlier version …
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Map of dig areas by chapter for Finding Gold in Colorado Books
September 18, 2018 · 2 comments
To help those of you planning trips, this simple map shows you which areas of the state are covered in each chapter of the book Finding Gold in Colorado - Prospectors Edition. This …
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Buy the Book! Finding Gold in Colorado: Prospector’s Edition
May 27, 2018 · 16 comments
The preeminent guidebook on gold prospecting across Colorado is now available here and ‘in stores everywhere’. Awarded recognition as the “#1 New Release” in its category on Amazon …
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Museum of Northwest Colorado & prospecting In Craig
May 1, 2018 · 2 comments
The Museum in central Craig The Museum of Northwest Colorado (http://www.museumnwco.org) recently added a permanent exhibit on the gold prospecting and mining history of that part …
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Colorado Gold Mine Tours - Hidee Mine
March 25, 2018
The Hidee Mine is one of the easier underground gold mine tours to do since you walk right into a flat, dry tunnel. It’s also very easy to get to from the Denver area. It’s on the …
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Welcome to the Mountains...Now Behave!
December 2, 2017
Some of my readers here are planning a visit to the Rocky Mountains as part of a family vacation, prospecting adventure or other sojourn. If you are inexperienced with real …
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Vic’s Gold Panning
November 16, 2017 · 10 comments
Jesse in front of the Chaffee Mine on-site at Vic’s Gold Panning Most people stop at Vic’s Gold Panning to learn to gold pan. No shock right? But, honestly, there are lots of …
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Western Museum of Mining & Industry
November 10, 2017
Welcome! Turn here :) A visit to the WMMI will excite and educate anyone with an interest in gold mining in Colorado. Indeed, this museum could almost be called the Colorado …
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