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Mining reality show brings visitors, noise and legal fights to rural Colorado town A Discovery Channel reality show about gold mining is still dividing the small Colorado mountain town that provided its setting — even as the show plans to move on.

Mining History in Colorado In the fourth episode of Colorado History with Dr. Duane Vandenbusche, Duane goes over the topic of mining history in Colorado.

How does fracking work? – Mia Nacamulli View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-fracking-work-mia-nacamulli Deep underground lie stores of once-inaccessible natural gas. There’s a technology, called hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” that can extract this natural gas, potentially powering us for decades to come. So how does fracking work and why is it a source of such heated controversy?…

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…

Paonia Colorado coal mines Mines above Paonia Colorado

Paonia Colorado coal mines Mines above Paonia Colorado

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…

Amethyst Mine Trailhead Western Colorado Hey guys, so in this video we were trying to go to a location i found online to dig for Amethyst crystals but we weren’t sure were were in the correct location due to my maps not downloading correctly. We just decided to continue the path and see where it…

Colorado Experience: Creede – The Last Boom Town In so many ways, the story of Colorado is the story of mining. And Creede stands as one of the last mining towns of its kind. So many mines and their legacies were abandoned over the years – and nearly lost forever. But a handful of heroes…