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  2. Gold mining in Colorado - Wikipedia

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    Chinese-American miners in the Colorado School of Mines' Edgar Experimental Mine near Idaho Springs, circa 1920. On January 5, 1859, during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush, prospector George A. Jackson discovered placer gold at the present site of Idaho Springs, where Chicago Creek empties into Clear Creek. It was the first substantial gold discovery ...

  3. Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine - Wikipedia

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    The Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine is a historic vertical shaft mine near Cripple Creek, Colorado, United States. [1] The mine shaft descends 1,000 feet (300 m) into the mountain, a depth roughly equal to the height of the Empire State Building in New York City. [2] The mine currently gives tours, [3] and is visited by around 40,000 people annually. [4]

  4. Mining in Colorado Springs, Colorado - Wikipedia

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    In the mid-19th century, Colorado Springs was a center of mining industry activity. Coal was mined in 50 mines in the area and towns, now annexed to Colorado Springs, were established to support residents of the coal mining industry. It was the home to gold and silver mine investors, like Winfield Scott Stratton [1] [2] and William Jackson Palmer.

  5. 12 rescued from underground mine after fatality during tour - AOL

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    The Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine is located at 9388 Highway 67 in Cripple Creek, which is about an hour west of Colorado Springs. It advertises itself on its website as the "Only Vertical Shaft Gold ...

  6. Elevator malfunction at Colorado gold mine under ...

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    12 more people were rescued late on Thursday after a group became trapped in Colorado gold mine located in Teller County just outside of Colorado Springs where 1 died.

  7. 1 killed, 23 rescued from Colorado gold mine after elevator ...

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    The gold mine located in Cripple Creek, about 20 miles southwest of Colorado Springs, closed operations in the 1960s but remains open as a tourist attraction. Show comments Advertisement

  8. Cripple Creek, Colorado - Wikipedia

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    Cripple Creek is a statutory city that is the county seat of Teller County, Colorado, United States. [1] The city population was 1,155 at the 2020 United States Census. [5] Cripple Creek is a former gold mining camp located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Colorado Springs near the base of Pikes Peak.

  9. Gold mining in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The first important gold discoveries in Colorado were in the Central City-Idaho Springs district in January 1859. Only one Colorado mine continues to produce gold, the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine at Victor near Colorado Springs , an open-pit heap leach operation owned by Newmont Mining Corporation , which produced 360,000 troy ounces ...