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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…

Family Jam! Exploring The Paint Mines in Calhan, Colorado Visiting The Paint Mines in Calhan, CO. A beautiful little area and a great place for kids to hike and explore. The kids first time at camera work too! Yeah, sorry about that…

TOXIC MINE EXPLORATION (Gilman, Colorado) In today’s adventure, someone explores an abandoned mine that was shut down due to it releasing toxins in the water and poisoning the population that lived above it. The site is currently being cleaned up by the EPA and is listed as a superfund site. I was sent this footage…

Colorado Mining Explored | San Juan Mountains | Ouray, Colorado Explored the Colorado mining history in the San Juan Mountains near Ouray, Colorado. Spent some time in Ouray and then ventured out to the Silver Cloud, Yankee Girl, Idarado and Chattanooga mines in one day. Great exploration, history, golden aspen trees… and a hidden hot…

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/.

October 2020: A Visit with the Geology and Geological Engineering Department

EPA takes blame for Colorado mine waste spill The Environmental Protection Agency is taking the blame for a huge leak of contaminated water into a Colorado river. Government officials said Sunday three million gallons spilled into the Animas River. That is three times larger than the original estimate. The once-clean waterway that was a popular…

Take a tour-Capital Prize gold mine Georgetown, Colorado 2018 Enjoy this tour of the Capital Prize gold mine located in Georgetown, Colorado. This recently opened mine takes you a incredible 1,000 feet into the mountain. Despite over 10,000 mines in the State of Colorado, very few offer tours. This was one of the better tours…

The College Tour: Full Episode When becoming Orediggers, Mines students gain access to resources, expertise and a community that helps prepare them for the in-demand roles of today and tomorrow. Meet some of Mines’ students and an inspiring professor and learn about the university’s exceptional academics and faculty, welcoming location and campus life, global focus,…

Drone Flight: Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine Back in April, GhettoBlaster had a show in Colorado Springs, and a few of us spent a night at the Cripple Creek Hospitality House – a truly amazing place! (You can see it at the end of the video, but you MUST see the interior.) I flew…