Mining History Resources
KEEPING SAFE | Abandoned mines and mill buildings are potentially dangerous places. Every year, numerous adults and children are killed or injured at abandoned mining sites. Underground mines are especially hazardous. Hidden mine shafts and other openings, rotten timbers, deadly gases, old chemicals and explosives, and unstable rock can be killers. Visitors to old mining and mineral processing sites should be extra cautious and heed the warning of the Mine Safety and Enforcement Administration (MSHA) to “Stay out and stay alive.” More info. |  |
RESPECTING PRIVATE PROPERTY
Many historic mining and mineral processing sites are on private land. Be sure to get permission before trespassing on private property. Never remove mining artifacts. Follow the guideline: Take only pictures, leave only footprints.
ASSOCIATIONS MINING MUSEUMS AND TOURS Arizona California Colorado - Cripple Creek District Museum, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Mayflower Gold Mill, Silverton, Colorado
- National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum, Leadville, Colorado
- The Golden Loop Historic Parkway, Cripple Creek & Victor, Colorado
- Victor Lowell Thomas Museum, Victor, Colorado
- Western Museum of Mining and Industry, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Idaho Kansas
Michigan Minnesota Montana New Jersey North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania South Dakota Utah West Virginia MAJOR ARCHIVES AND COLLECTIONS MINING ARTIFACTS |
