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  • NEDERLAND MINING MUSEUM (NEDERLAND,COLORADO)

    The Mining Museum displays ores and mine trams, hand and pneumatic drills, steam shovels, pictures, blacksmithing tools, maps and documents from the 1860″s to the present. Click Here for More Information on the Nederland Mining Museum [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqL4tu7sSRU[/embedyt] [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”39.972625,-105.503439″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Nederland Area Historical Society, 200 Ridge Road, Nederland, CO”]

  • NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM (LEADVILLE, COLORADO)

    The National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum is a monument to the memory of the men and women who pioneered the discovery, development and processing of our nation”s natural resources. Click Here for More Information on the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e2lgmyDkDs[/embedyt] [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”39.251257,-106.293407″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”National Mining…

  • MOLLIE KATHLEEN MINE TOUR (CRIPPLE CREEK, COLORADO)

    MOLLIE KATHLEEN MINE TOUR (CRIPPLE CREEK, COLORADO)

    “Guided tours allow visitors to explore the overlapping evolution of all four mining phases used to extract gold from the Mollie Kathleen, beginning with a ride on a skip (elevator) to the lower working levels of the mine. Visitors witness the operation of numerous pieces of air-powered gold mining equipment and ride aboard the last…

  • MAYFLOWER MILL TOUR (NEAR SILVERTON, COLORADO)

    The mill has a self guided tour and is run by the Silverton Historical Society. All the processing equipment is still in place and shows all stations used to reduce coarse ore to a fine mesh for extraction of gold, silver and other minerals. Click Here for More Information on the Mayflower Mill Tour [flexiblemap…