CO Mines

Abandoned Colorado Mine Near Idaho Springs Exploring the Donaldson Mine near Idaho Springs on a lovely day. If you would like me to post more, like this video and subscribe.

Trinidad Colorado Purgatory River And Coal Mine Walk Taking a walk in Trinidad, Colorado. We walk by Purgatory river and the Train Display. We walk downtown and to the Coal Mine Memorial. Thanks for taking the time to watch our videos. We are retired military and have all the time for traveling and enjoying God’s…

LIDAR and Mapping Historical Gold Mines If you are interested in obtaining LIDAR maps for your area please visit my website here: https://theprospectinggeologist.com/ In this video I show how LIDAR can be used in correlation with old mining maps to make a modern map of old gold mines. The maps that can be created using…

Dangerous McCormick Uranium Mine Recently I went out to Utah looking for some uranium mines. One that I was interested in finding was the McCormick mine. I wasn’t able to find any info on mining data sites but I remember seeing a picture of it and it seems very interesting with its steel bracing. In…

Colorado's Best Kept Colorful Secret! The Paint Mines The Paint Miles 30 miles east of Colorado Springs is a state park that most Colorado residents have never heard of or visited and that’s a shame because it is a gem! Prehistoric Native Americans used clay from the park to paint pottery and for ceremonial purposes.…

Colorado Stone Quarries | Marble, Colorado To us interesting content comes from the unknown. In Marble, CO there is a stone quarry that has unearthed marble that has graced the Lincoln Memorial, the Tomb of the Unknowns, the Equitable Building (among other skyscrapers in NYC), and so much more. The quarry has enjoyed a renaissance…

Inside A Mining Ghost Town – Red Mountain Town – Idarado Colorado Idarado and Red Mountain Town is are bit of an enigma and is a hard Ghost Town to identify. The final resting place of Red Mountain Town is equal distance between Oury and Silverton Colorado off of U.S. Highway 550. However; the Abandoned…

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…

Paints Mines Interpretive Park *QUICK GUIDE* // Explore Colorado Hey ASightToSee’ers! Today I went to the Paint Mines Interpretive Park in El Paso Country Colorado! It was a great experience and if you’re looking for a fun day trip out of Denver, this place is perfect for you! Please like, share and subscribe to follow…

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…