CO Mines

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…

Winter Travel Inspiration | Colorado Paint Mines Get your winter travel inspiration here! Visiting the Paint Mines in Calhan, Colorado. Lots of great exploring despite the wintery weather! A great place to hike and enjoy the scenery. . – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtn.nomad/ . https://www.instagram.com/ms.kellysur… . . An adventure vlog like DevinSuperTramp and Funforlouis. Discovering the mountains…

Why Choose Colorado School of Mines? Meet some Orediggers and see first-hand why they chose Colorado School of Mines! For more information, visit https://www.mines.edu/.

The Most Unique or Strangest Places in Colorado We show you, the most unique places, the places that are where they shouldn’t be,or the just plain strange. This is the second episode out of twelve in my “Beauty of Colorado” series. Be sure to subscribe for more. Check out my website to get access to…

King Coal Gets Permit It won’t be business as usual for the King Coal Mine in Hesperus, but at least the mine won’t be closing its doors. After six years of negotiations, the La Plata County Commissioners earlier this month approved a Class II land-use permit that will allow GCC Energy of Chihuahua, Mexico, to…

Spooky! Exploring Abandoned Mines Colorado In search of The Lost Hobo Mine! Chest deep snow and a harrowing descent into the old abandoned mine shaft! Is this the squatters fabled gold mine!? The story goes; “There is a long haired scruffy fellow, living in an abandoned gold mine here in Summit County Colorado. Once a…

Exploring Mica Mine in Grand Junction Colorado USA. #MicaMine #ColoradoUSA #ExplorEverything Our hike to Mica mine in Grand Junction Colorado. A beautiful day with my husband showing tons of beauty in Grand Junction. It is easy to see why the Mice Mine is one of the more popular hikes visits a love trails on an…

Leadville Mine Tour of a Bygone Era Almost anywhere you turn in the Colorado high country you’ll find a mine, either long abandoned or still operating. There truly is Gold (and Silver, and Lead, and all sorts of other valuable minerals) in them thar’ hills. From the 1850’s to today Colorado mining has a fascinating…

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…

Visiting the Hidee Gold Mine in Colorado USA Today ranked Hidee Mine the #9 best underground attraction in the United States. We toured the #gold mine in the summer and had a fantastic time. A great #COmeToLife moment for our family in #Colorado.