CO Mines

GOLD MINES EVERYWHERE! Exploring Leadville Colorado! How awesome would it be to live in 1890’s Leadville Colorado! Gold, Adventure and the Wild West! There are literally thousands of gold mines in this relatively small area. Mining built this town and helped settle the West. As a gold prospector and small-scale miner, I hope that responsible…

Colorado Experience: Uranium Mania America’s explosive successes in peace and war were fueled by the radioactive wealth from the Colorado Plateau. The mineral carnotite was a “Pandora’s rock” of scientific, medical, industrial and military power for 20th Century America with its unleashed resources of radium, vanadium and uranium. Even though the energetic and frenetic mining…

Telluride and Mountain Village Chapter 1: Mining Years Past, Present and Future. Chapter 1

Magical Paint Mines – Exploring Colorful Colorado – Hiking Tips On today’s episode we head a short distance east of Colorado Springs to visit the incredible Paint Mines Interpretive Park in Calhan, Colorado. This place certainly adds to the Colorful Colorado state motto! All of this color and natural beauty is basically in our new…

Aquamarine pockets all over the north face of Mt. Antero, Colorado | Mt. Antero Treasures S3:E1 The Cardwell team begins the aquamarine mining season on the Blue Star Claims, Mt. Antero, Colorado. With an ambitious goal of 200K carats, prospects look bright when the team begins revealing dozens of aquamarine pockets within a 50 foot…

Aquamarine pockets all over the north face of Mt. Antero, Colorado | Mt. Antero Treasures S3:E1 The Cardwell team begins the aquamarine mining season on the Blue Star Claims, Mt. Antero, Colorado. With an ambitious goal of 200K carats, prospects look bright when the team begins revealing dozens of aquamarine pockets within a 50 foot…

The Infamous Toxic Ghost Town in Colorado | ABANDONED Check out our books! 800+ pictures taken in over 70 countries of the best abandoned places worldwide with info: https://exploringtheunbeatenpath.myonline.store/ In this small series I am in Colorado with Edwin and visit abandoned mine related facilities. I visit the infamous ghost town Gilman, which closed in…

The Infamous Toxic Ghost Town in Colorado | ABANDONED Check out our books! 800+ pictures taken in over 70 countries of the best abandoned places worldwide with info: https://exploringtheunbeatenpath.myonline.store/ In this small series I am in Colorado with Edwin and visit abandoned mine related facilities. I visit the infamous ghost town Gilman, which closed in…

Largest Mine Blast in Colorado The largest underground mining blast, and one of the largest blasts in Colorado history. Check out my website to get access to amazing maps with all my favorite and secret places in Colorado here www.ryksvideo.com/colorado-map Check out some beautiful prints I have captured from Colorado and around the world here…

Residence Halls Tour: Colorado School of Mines 00:00 Intro 01:10 Spruce Hall 02:33 Elm Hall 3:45 Weaver Towers 4:29 Maple Hall 5:12 Traditional Halls 5:49 1750 Jackson (2nd-year housing) 7:10 Outro Not sure where to live on campus? Let Mines students show you through our residence halls! More info and housing application available here: https://www.mines.edu/residence-life/.