How Geology Helped Build the Moffat Road
Our library recently received a fascinating new document for our collection that will be of…
mining
Time Machine Tuesday: The Victor Labor War of 1903-04
Victor, Colorado, near Cripple Creek in Teller County, is one of Colorado’s most historic mining…
Time Machine Tuesday: Uranium Mining
Uranium was discovered in southwestern Colorado in the late nineteenth century. It comes from carnotite…
Colorado Coal Resources
Coal is one of Colorado’s most significant mineral resources, and over the years has played…
Time Machine Tuesday: Leadville Metals Exposure Study
Leadville is one of Colorado’s most historic mountain towns. Though a small mountain town today,…
Time Machine Tuesday: The White Ash Mine Disaster
This fall the Colorado School of Mines unveiled a new memorial dedicated to the victims…
Time Machine Tuesday: Molybdenum
When most people think of Colorado mining, they think of gold or silver, or maybe…
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado's Coal Mines
While Colorado was founded on gold and silver, coal mining became the state’s most significant…
Colorado Mining Towns
In our library’s collection you can find a number of books and websites that tell…
More Information on the Animas River Spill
The State of Colorado has set up several new information sites where you can find…
Animas River Spill Situation
Yesterday the governor issued an Executive Order declaring a disaster emergency for the release of…
Time Machine Tuesday: The Vulcan Mine Explosion
This week we use our digitized historical documents to travel back to 1896 and one…
Ludlow 100th Anniversary
Yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of the Ludlow Massacre, which took place April 20, 1914. …
Colorado Mining Data
Did you know that the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety has made available…
Mining Accidents
Yesterday a mine accident in Ouray killed two miners and injuried 20 others. Authorities say…
Ludlow
99 years ago this Saturday, Colorado was the scene of one of the bloodiest and…
Silver Mining
Colorado is famous for its gold – our State Capitol dome is clad in the precious…
The Colorado Gold Rush.
Did you know it’s believed that more people came to the Colorado Gold Rush than…
Tourist Mines
Colorado has a rich history of mining and mineral extraction; in fact, if not for…
Mining for Facts
Mining was one of the industries most important to shaping our state’s history and growth,…