The following mines may be of special interest to those fascinated with the history of mining. This information is subject to change (and frequently does!) without notice. Please contact the mine(s) and museum(s) you wish to visit to confirm schedules and to make reservations, etc. The original list (now expanded and updated) was provided by Graham Curtis, a DMC Member.

 

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Argo Mines & Mill Also known as "Argo Gold Mine and Double Eagle Mine."
Clear Creek Mining and Milling Museum
Attn: Tom Curtis or James N. "Jim" Maxwell, E–Mail: JNM5301@aol.com.
P.O. Box 1990 (2350 Riverside Drive: 23^rd Avenue and Riverside Drive)
Idaho Springs, CO 80452–1990
Tel: 303–567–2421 Web–site: www.historicargotours.com
The Clear Creek Mining and Milling Museum is located on the main floor of the Argo Mill. Tours available May to October. Handicap–accessible above–ground guided tour of ore processing system with optional gold–panning and horseback rides. Note: the CGS address provided, 2317 Riverside Drive, is in error. Updated on September 7^th, 2,001.
Bachelor–Syracuse Mine
Attn: Tom Hash
P.O. Box 380 (1222 County Road 14)
Ouray, CO 81427–0380
Tel: 970–325–0220 (Summer) Tel: 800–932–6337 (Winter) Web–Site: http://www.narrowgauge.org/4x4/html/bachelor_syracuse.html or www.ohwy.com/co/b/basyrmin.htm E–Mail: minetour@gwe.net
Underground tours available May to September. Updated on September 5^th, 2,001.
Buckley Bros. Store
Attn: Todd C. Hennis
P.O. Drawer I
Silver Plume, CO 80476–....
Tel: 303–569–0155 or 303–278–4404 E–Mail: thennis@eazy.net
Todd Hennis, a proud miner and Board Member of the Denver Mining Club, refurbished the historical Buckley Bros. Store to faithfully reflect its mining past and traditions. Many hard–to–find mining–related items are stocked. Todd also runs Salem Minerals, Inc. from this address. Todd markets numerous mining-related commodities, especially to stores specializing in the tourist trade. Perhaps his best-known products are small vials of very colorful gold and silver foil in oil. Updated on September 5^th, 2,001.
Clear Creek Historic Mining and Milling Museum: See Argo Mines & Mill
Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum
Attn: Paul Bartos
Colorado School of Mines (16^th and Maple Streets)
Golden, CO 80402–....
Tel: 303–273–3815 or 303–273–3823 Fax: 303–273–3859 Web–Site: http://www.magma.mines.edu/academic/geology
Free. Generally open from 9–4 Monday through Saturday and from 1–4 on Sunday. Check before going because it is closed on Sundays in the Summer and during all CSM holidays. Updated on September 5^th, 2,001.
Colorado Springs Western Museum of Mining & Industry: See "Western Museum of Mining & Industry."
Compromise Mine
Attn: Kim Popish E–Mail: popish@rof.net
P.O. Box 203
Aspen, CO 81612–0203
Tel: 970–925–3699 or 970–925–2049 Fax: 970–544–6377 Web–Site: www.toski.com/ammc/index.html. Note: this web–site address is no longer valid.
On Aspen Mountain. Also See Smuggler Mine. The CGS lists an incorrect address and Web–Site.
Country Boy Mine & Exhibit
Attn: Doug & Betsy Tomlinson
P.O. Box 8569 (0542 French Gulch Road)
Breckinridge, CO 80424–8569
Tel: 970–453–4405 Web-site: www.summitnet.com/mine/ E–Mail: mine@summitnet.com.
Tours available year-round. Includes donkeys, underground mine tour, exhibits, gold panning and other hands–activities. After hours and group tours available by reservation. Updated on September 15^th, 2,001.
Creede Underground Mining Museum
Attn: Chuck Fairchild
P.O. Box 432 (Forest Service Road 503, #9 [in Willow Creek Canyon])
Creede, CO 81130–0432
Tel: 719–658–0811 Web–Site: http://www.museumtrail.org/creedeundergroundminingmuseum.asp
Fee. Tours available year-round. Open Daily 10–4. Updated on September 5^th, 2,001.
Cripple Creek District Museum
Attn: Erik Swanson
P.O. Box 1210 (5^th and Bennett Avenues)
Cripple Creek, CO 80813-1210
Tel: 719–689–2634 Web–Site: http://www.cripple-creek.co.us/ccdm.html or http://coloradodigital.coalliance.org/ccdm.html E–Mail: info@cripple-creek.co.us
Open 10–5 from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Updated on September 5^th, 2,001.
CSM Edgar Experimental Mine
Attn: David Mosch or Shannon Mann
P.O. Box 1184
Idaho Springs, CO 80452–1184
Tel: 303–567–2911 Fax: 303–...–.... Web–Site: http://www.mines.edu (then mining engineering, ...)
Tours available 9:30-4:30 June–August. Guided tour of underground working mine operated by the Colorado School of Mines. Updated on September 5^th, 2,001.
Gilpin County Historical Society and Museum
Attn: ...
228 E High Street
Central City, CO 80427–....
Tel: 303–582–5283 Web–Site: http://www.colorodamuseums.com/gilpin.html
Fee. Open 11–5 Memorial Day through Labor Day. Updated on September 5^th, 2,001.
Hard Tack Mine
Attn: George Hurd
P.O. Box 94
Lake City, CO 81235–0094
Tel: 970–944–2506 or 970–944–2660 Web–Site: http://www...
Tours available from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Updated on September 5^th, 2,001.
The Heritage Museum
Attn: ...
(9^th and Harrison)
Leadville, CO 80461–....
Tel: 719–486–1878 Fax: 719–...–.... Web–Site: http://www.leadvilleusa.com/history/heritage.htm.
Fee. Open daily 10–6 May through October. Updated on September 4^th, 2,001.
Hidee Gold Mine
Attn: Ed Lewandowski, Hidee Gold Mine, 2432 S. Yukon Way, Lakewood, CO 80227–3251.
(Lake/Russell Gulch/County Road #6)
Central City, CO 80427–....
Tel: ...–...–.... Web–Site: http://www.centralcitycolorado.net/pages_cc/business_dir.htm
Appointment Required. In Gilpin County near Central City. Underground mine tour with geology and mining talk. Participants dig their own ore samples. Updated on July 15^th, 2,002.
Lafayette Miners' Museum
Attn: ...
108 East Simpson Street
Lafayette, CO 80026–2322
Tel: 303–665–7030 Web–Site: http://www.cityoflafayette.com/parks/miner/
Free. Open 2–4 on Thursdays or by appointment. Operated by "Lafayette Historical Society" Note: CGS address is erroneous. Updated on September 5^th, 2,001.
Lebanon Silver Mine
Attn: Lee Behrens
c/o The Georgetown Loop Railroad, Inc.
P.O. Box 217 (1111 Rose Street)
Georgetown, CO 80444–0217
Tel: 303–569–2403 or 303–674–2625 or 888–456–6777 Web–Site: www.georgetownlooprr.com
Press Releases available at: http://www.coloradohistory.org/hist%5Fsite/georgetown/g%5Fnews.htm. Other information available from Rebecca Laurie, Public Relations Director, Colorado Historical Society, Tel: 303–866–3670 Fax: 303–866–4464. E–Mail: rebecca.laurie@chs.state.co.us. Part of the Georgetown Loop Railroad Tour: Docent–guided underground tours available from May 27 to September 3. Reservations required. Sometimes referred to as the "Georgetown–Silver Plume Lebanon Silver Mine." CGS incorrectly gives address as 1106 Rose Street and P.O. Box 781. Updated on March 19^th, 2,005.
Lomax Placer Gulch: See Washington Mine/Lomax ...
Lowell Thomas Museum
Attn: ...
P.O. Box 191 (3^rd & Victor Avenues)
Victor, CO 80860–0191
Tel: 719–689–3553 (Victor Chamber–of–Commerce) Web–Site: http://www.cripple-creek.co.us/attr.html E–Mail: http://www.cripple-creek.co.us
Guidebook tours of mining equipment and exhibits. Open May through September. Updated on September 5^th, 2,001.
The Matchless Mine
Attn: Millie J. Arvidson (Caretakers: David & Sheryl Lloyd)
414 West 7^th Street
Leadville, CO 80461–3828
Tel: 719–486–1899 or 719–486–3900(?) Web–Site: http://www.matchlessmine.com
Above–ground guided tours available from June 1 to September 1. Silver mine is inseparably linked with famous (infamous?) Horace and Baby Doe Tabor. Updated on September 4^th, 2,001.
Mayflower Mill
Attn: Zeke Zanoni
P.O. Box 190 (2 miles North of Silverton, Highway 110 & County Road 2)
Silverton, CO 81433–0190
970–387–0294 or 800–752–4494 (Chamber–of–Commerce) Web–Site: http://www.silverton.org/activities.html
A museum only, with a tour of a Flotation Mill. Not an operating mine. Open from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Updated on September 5^th, 2,001.
Mineral Belt Trail
Attn: ...
Leadville Chamber of Commerce
809 Harrison Avenue
Leadville, CO 80461–3563
800–933–3901 Web–Site: http://www.leadvilleusa.com.
The "Mineral Belt Trail" is a bicycle path connecting numerous mines above Leadville, including the Matchless Mine. Also offered is a 21–miles long out–and–back tourism trip on the Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad," which allows viewing numerous mines in comfort: Tel: 719–486–3637 or Web–Site: http://www.leadville-train.com. Updated on September 7^th, 2,001.

Mineral Belt Trail Mines (partial list)

• A.Y. Mine sites
• Blind Tom Mine
• Colonel Sellers Mine
• Denver City Mine
• Great O'Sullivan Mine
• Greenback Mine
• Iron Hill Mine
• Matchless Mine
• Pyrenees Mine
• Robert E. Lee Mine
• Robert Emmet Mine
• South Moyer Mine

Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine (aka Molly Kathleen Gold Mine)
Attn: Dennis Lanning of Gold Mine Tours, Inc.
P.O. Box 339 (1 mile N. on Hwy. 67)
Cripple Creek, CO 80813-0339
Tel: 719–689–2466 or 888–291–9101 Fax: 719–689–2070 Web–Site: www.goldminetours.com or www.cripple-creek.co.us/mollie.htm (obsolete) E-Mail: molliegold@rmi.net
Tours available year–round. Open daily at 9. Guided underground mine tour designed for all ages. Special rates for groups of 25 or more. Sometimes spelled: "Molly Kathleen." Updated on September 4^th, 2,001.
National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
"The Showcase of American Mining"
Attn: ...
P.O. Box 981 (120 West 9^th Street)
Leadville, CO 80461–0981
Tel: 719–486–1229 Fax: 719–486–3927 Web–Site: http://www... E–Mail: nationalminingmuseum@bemail.com.
Fee. Open daily 9–5 May through October; Monday–Friday from November through April; on Winter weekends only by appointment. The National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum is America's only federally–chartered non–profit national mining museum. Updated on September 4^th, 2,001.
Nederland Historical Society and Museum
Attn: Glenna Carline
P.O. Box 365 (4^th and Bridge Streets)
Nederland, CO 80466-0365
Tel: 970–258–3575 or 303–285–3575 Web–Site: http://www...
Fee. Open daily from 9–12 and 1–5. Updated on September 5^th, 2,001.
Old Hundred Gold Mine Also known as the "Old One Hundred Gold Mine."
Attn: Bill Jones
P.O. Box 430 (721 County Road)
Silverton, CO 81433–0430
Tel: 970–387–5444 or 800–872–3009 Fax: 970–387–5579 Web–Site: http://www.minetour.com E–Mail: old100@minetour.com
Tours available from May 10 to October 10. Updated on September 5^th, 2,001.
Ouray County Historical Society and Museum
Attn: ...
P.O. Box 151 (620 Sixth Street)
Ouray, CO 81427–0151
Tel: 970–325–4565 or 970–325–4576 Web–Site: http://www.ouraycolorado.com/serv.html E–Mail: ochs@bwn.net
Open daily in Summer: Monday–Saturday 9–5 and on Sunday from 1–5. Open in the Winter on Wednesday through Sunday from 1–4. Note: CGS address is erroneous. Updated on September 5^th, 2,001.
Phoenix Gold Mine
Attn: Al & Dave Mosch
P.O. Box 3236 (at ... Stanley Road)
Idaho Springs, CO 80452–3236
Tel: 303–567–0422 Fax: 303–567–0934 Web–Site: www.phoenixmine.com
Tour of operating underground gold and silver mine. Group tours and rates available: 100% handicapped get in free. Updated on September 4^th, 2,001.
Route of the Silver Kings
Attn: ...
Leadville Chamber of Commerce
809 Harrison Avenue
Leadville, CO 80461–3563
800–933–3901 Web–Site: http://www.leadvilleusa.com.
Maps and a guide to the Route of the Silver Kings are available from the Leadville Chamber of Commerce. Also offered are the "Mineral Belt Trail" and a 21–miles long out–and–back tourism trip on the Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad," which allows viewing numerous mines in comfort: Tel: 719–486–3637 or Web–Site: http://www.leadville-train.com. Updated on September 4^th, 2,001.
Smuggler Mine
Attn: Kim Popish E–Mail: popish@rof.net
P.O. Box 203
Aspen, CO 81612–0203
Tel: 970–925–2049 Fax: 970–544–6377 Web–Site: http://www...
Tours available year–round. Also see Compromise Mine. The CGS lists an incorrect address and web–site.
The Tabor Home
Attn: ...
Leadville Chamber of Commerce
809 Harrison Avenue
Leadville, CO 80461–3563
800–933–3901 Web–Site: http://www.leadvilleusa.com.
The Tabor Home (a museum with mining significance) is actually located at 116 East 5^th Street: this house was the residence of Augusta Tabor, the original wife of H.A.W. Tabor, mining magnate (and later husband to the infamous Baby Doe Tabor). Maps and a guide to the Route of the Silver Kings are available from the Leadville Chamber of Commerce. Also offered are the "Mineral Belt Trail" and a 21–miles long out–and–back tourism trip on the Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad," which allows viewing numerous mines in comfort: Tel: 719–486–3637 or Web–Site: http://www.leadville-train.com. Updated on September 4^th, 2,001.
Trapper Mine
Attn: G.M. Stubblefield
P.O. Box 187 (Off Highway 13, six miles south of Craig)
Craig, CO 81626–0187
Tel: 970–824–4401 Web–Site: http://www...
Tours available year–round. Updated on September 5^th, 2,001.
Walsenburg Mining Museum
Attn: ...
P.O. Box 134 (510 East 5^th Street)
Walsenburg, CO 81089-0134
Tel: 719–738–1992. Web–Site: http://www.hchstsoc.org E–Mail: hchswmm@hchstsoc.org
Fee. Note: CGS information is obsolete. Updated on September 5^th, 2,001.
Washington Mine and Lomax Placer Gulch Museum
Attn: Randy Swan or Karen Burke
P.O. Box 745 (309 North Main Street)
Breckenridge, CO 80424‑0745
Tel: 970‑453‑9022 Fax: 970‑453‑8135 Web‑Site: http://www.summithistorical.org E‑Mail: mail@summithistorical.org
Fee. The Washington Mine is on Summit County Road. Tours of Washington Mine and Lomax Placer Gulch Museum are separate. Hours by appointment. Updated on September 5^th, 2001.
Western Museum of Mining and Industry
Attn: Linda LeMuiex
1025 North Gate Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80921‑3018
Tel: 719‑488‑0880 Fax: 719‑488‑9261 Web‑Site: http://www.wmmi.org E‑Mail: westernmuseum@aol.com
Directions: Exit 156A (Gleneagle Drive) off I‑25, opposite the North Gate of the US Air Force Academy. Handicap Accessible. Entry Fee. Open 9‑4 Monday through Saturday and 12‑4 on Sunday. Call for Winter hours during December – February. Updated on September 7^th, 2001.

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