Category: Mine Museums and Tours

The Phoenix is an operating gold mine.  Try panning for gold after the tour. Click Here for More Information on the Phoenix Gold Mine Tour [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6b2u_bO-Ao[/embedyt] [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”39.748741,-105.565697″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Phoenix Gold Mine, 800 Trail Creek Road, Idaho Springs, CO”]

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”]

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…