Category: Colorado
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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…
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LOST MINE TOURS (SALIDA, COLORADO)
“You will experience breathtaking views of colorful rock outcroppings with the fourteen thousand foot Sangre de Cristo Mountains as a back drop. View old mine ruins including the tipple and the chute which carried the manganese ore to the waiting mule- pulled wagons. At the tours end, take your time wandering back through the tunnel”s…
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LOMAX PLACER TOUR (BRECKENRIDGE, COLORADO)
“The Lomax Mine was an active hydraulic placer mining operation in the 1860s located near Breckenridge”s downtown. Today, one of our expert guides will take you back in time to Breckenridge”s early mining days. Peer inside a miner”s cabin, see and feel the original hydraulic mining equipment and even learn to pan for gold. What…
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LEBANON MINE TOUR AND GEORGETOWN LOOP RAILROAD (GEORGETOWN, COLORADO)
“Trained tour guides will lead you through the mine, show you the mine manager”s office, the change room, and the blacksmith shop and tool shed. This is a walking tour lasting 1 hour and 15 minutes so comfortable walking shoes are recommended. The mine is a constant 44 degrees Fahrenheit, and a jacket or sweater…