Colorado school of mines

• Ben Parker: Colorado Gold Placer Mining Hero

  June 26, 2023

  Ben Parker is justifiably one of the heroes of the Colorado gold prospecting community. He was a student at Colorado School of Mines over 60 years ago. For his dissertation, he …

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  Gold Panning In Southwest Colorado

  October 20, 2020

  The southwest part of Colorado was the last area properly explored by US gold prospectors as they migrated across the state. Many towns such as Ouray, Telluride, Silverton, …

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