Category: Mine Museums and Tours
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BACHELOR-SYRACUSE MINE TOUR (OURAY, COLORADO)
“The Bachelor-Syracuse Mine Tour takes you 1,800 feet horizontally into Gold Hill, rich in gold, silver, and other precious metals. Guests are at all times accompanied by a thoroughly trained guide who has first-hand experience working the mine. The guides are prepared to answer questions and eager to share the legend and lore of the…
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ARGO GOLD MINE AND MILL TOUR (IDAHO SPRINGS, COLORADO)
Live demonstrations and free gold panning instruction. Click Here for More Information on the Argo Gold Mine and Mill Tour [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLEnKbZDGUU[/embedyt] [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”39.743263,-105.50673″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Argo Gold Mill and Museum, Riverside Drive, Idaho Springs, CO 80452″]
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NORTHSTAR MINING MUSEUM (GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA)
“a restored and preserved collection of mining paraphanalia from steam engines to picks and shovels. Headframes, skipjacks (20 man!), Pelton Wheels (the biggest pelton wheel ever made, by gum!) and if you don”t know what they are, or what they were used for, it”s about time you found out.” Click Here for More Information on…
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MARSHALL GOLD DISCOVERY STATE HISTORICAL PARK (COLOMA, CALIFORNIA)
The gold discovery site is one of the most significant historic sites in the nation. James W. Marshall found shining flecks of gold in the tailrace of the sawmill he was building for himself and John Sutter. This discovery in 1848 changed the course of California”s and the nation”s history. See a replica of the…