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Mining district
The Leadville mining district, located in the Colorado Mineral Belt, was the most productive silver-mining district in the state of Colorado and hosts
Leadville_mining_district
City in Colorado, United States
Leadville Historic District, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961, contains many historic structures and sites of Leadville's mining era. In the late
Leadville,_Colorado
Historic district in Colorado, United States
The Leadville Historic District is in the mining town of Leadville, Colorado. The National Historic Landmark District includes 67 mines in the mining district
Leadville_Historic_District
Labor strike by miners in Leadville, Colorado
local in the Leadville mining district was the Cloud City Miners' Union (CCMU), Local 33 of the Western Federation of Miners. The Leadville strike was the
Leadville_miners'_strike
Ultramarathon in Colorado
The Leadville Trail 100 Run (aka The Race Across The Sky or the LT100) is an ultramarathon held annually in mid August on rugged trails and dirt roads
Leadville_Trail_100
American businessman (1854–1922)
their largest mining enterprises, becoming the superintendent of the Maid of Erin and Henrietta mines by 1888. Leadville was a successful mining center, producing
James_Joseph_Brown
Special-purpose administrative subdivision
mining district, Alaska Ivanhoe mining district, Nevada Juneau mining district, Alaska Leadville mining district, Colorado New World Mining District, Montana
Mining district (North America)
Mining_district_(North_America)
Area of ore deposits in Colorado, United States
(Decker et al., 1988)." Mining districts include:[2] Central City-Idaho Springs district Leadville mining district, named for Leadville, Colorado Sneffels-Red
Colorado_Mineral_Belt
Patriarch of the Guggenheim family (1828–1905)
business ventures in mining and smelting, mostly in the United States. After investing in silver mines in the Leadville mining district of Colorado, he expanded
Meyer_Guggenheim
Protection Agency. Retrieved October 31, 2023. "Standard Mine in Ruby Mining District". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved October
List of Superfund sites in Colorado
List_of_Superfund_sites_in_Colorado
Town in New South Wales, Australia
of Leadville took its name from another silver-lead mining town, Leadville, Colorado. Private ownership of the town was the reason that Leadville was
Leadville,_New_South_Wales
American prospector, businessman, and politician (1830–1899)
Bonanza King of Leadville and The Silver King, was an American prospector, businessman, and Republican politician. His success in Leadville, Colorado's silver
Horace_Tabor
Irish-American miner (1850–1910)
prospectors in exchange for their mining claims as payment. He also studied mining technology at night. In 1877 he moved to Leadville, Colorado with a small fortune
Thomas_Walsh_(miner)
American mining engineer
(August 20, 1851 – December 1, 1905) was an American mining engineer, founding organizer of Leadville, Colorado, and developed the park and boulevard system
August_Meyer
gold-copper ore. The Leadville district produced 3,200,000 troy ounces (100 t) of gold, mostly as a byproduct of silver mining. Prospectors found placer
Gold_mining_in_Colorado
Area in Lake County, Colorado, US
County, Colorado. The area includes the city of Leadville, parts of the Leadville Historic Mining District and a section of the Arkansas River from the confluence
California_Gulch
were easily driven out of the mining districts. During the 1896-97 strike of the Cloud City Miners' Union in Leadville, Colorado, mine owners formed a
Mine_Owners'_Association
Arapahoe Formation, the Leadville Mining District, and the Colorado Mineral Belt. In 1986, Mount Tweto near Leadville was named in his honor. Ogden, Tweto
Ogden_Tweto
County in Colorado, United States
since 1988. Leadville Leadville North Twin Lakes Climax Oro City Healy House Museum and Dexter Cabin Leadville National Historic District Arkansas Headwaters
Lake_County,_Colorado
Ogden Tweto (1968) Leadville District, Colorado, in Ore Deposits of the United States 1933–1967, New York: American Institute of Mining Engineers, p.681-705
Silver_mining_in_Colorado
Marble from Colorado
covered hundreds of square miles and was the ore host at the Leadville mining district, the Yule Creek Valley is the only known location of marble in
Yule_Marble
San Luis Potosi, Mexico Gilman, Colorado (zinc) Laurium, Greece Leadville mining district, Colorado (silver, lead, zinc) Magma Mine, Superior, Arizona (copper)
Polymetallic replacement deposit
Polymetallic_replacement_deposit
Canadian-American executive in mining and sugar production (1849–1916)
success in Leadville where the "geological strata was broken and displaced by many faults". He founded the Iron Hill Consolidated Mining Company in 1879
John_F._Campion
National Recreation Trail in Colorado
all-season biking/walking trail that loops around Leadville, Colorado, and through its historic mining district. The trail's setting is quintessentially Colorado
Mineral Belt National Recreation Trail
Mineral_Belt_National_Recreation_Trail
district had a different gold boom. Coal mining in Colorado Gold mining in Colorado Silver mining in Colorado Uranium mining in Colorado pig mining in
Timeline of mining in Colorado
Timeline_of_mining_in_Colorado
Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway
the historic mining town of Leadville over Tennessee Pass to Interstate 70 near Minturn. The northeastern extension extends from Leadville over Fremont
Top of the Rockies National Scenic Byway
Top_of_the_Rockies_National_Scenic_Byway
Burro races that commemorate miners
Gulch Mining District, past the site of Oro City.[citation needed] The Buena Vista race is 12 miles. It typically takes place a week after the Leadville race
Pack_burro_racing
American pioneer (1854–1935)
left behind in Oshkosh. In Leadville, she caught the attention of Horace Tabor, mining millionaire and owner of Leadville's Matchless Mine. Tabor was married
Baby_Doe_Tabor
Decade
the 1880s to the 1920s. 1896–1897: Leadville Colorado, Miners' Strike. The union local in the Leadville mining district was the Cloud City Miners' Union
1890s
American businessman (1832–1906)
used his mining profits to partner with Horace Tabor, Chaffee and Moffat in the buying and developing the Little Pittsburg Mine in Leadville. The Little
Eben_Smith
Unincorporated community in Chaffee County, CO, USA
located midway between Leadville to the north, and Buena Vista to the south. The Arkansas River, which once saw extensive placer mining during the Colorado
Granite,_Colorado
Missouri Leadville Butte Park City Pioche Willow Creek The Tri-State district of Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas was the major zinc mining district in the
Zinc mining in the United States
Zinc_mining_in_the_United_States
Historic railroad in Colorado, U.S.
Grande would lay tracks to the north from Buena Vista to the Leadville mining district, but that the Denver, South Park and Pacific would share equal
Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad
Denver,_South_Park_and_Pacific_Railroad
Period of silver mining activity in Colorado, U.S.
silver mining activity in the U.S. state of Colorado in the late 19th century. The boom started in 1879 with the discovery of silver at Leadville. Over
Colorado_Silver_Boom
in the Montezuma district of Summit County in 1864. Despite the early silver discoveries, Colorado's largest silver district, Leadville, was not discovered
Silver mining in the United States
Silver_mining_in_the_United_States
Mountain pass in Colorado, USA
history and mine development, Geology and Ore Deposits of the Leadville Mining District, Colorado professional paper 148, government printing office,
Argentine_Pass
United States historic place
in other mining districts include the Sutro Tunnel on the Comstock Lode in Nevada, and the Leadville Tunnel and the Yak Tunnel at Leadville, Colorado
Argo_Tunnel
Historic site
Springs, Colorado, the Leadville and Yak tunnels at Leadville, Colorado, and the Roosevelt tunnel in the Cripple Creek district, Colorado. The tunnel was
Sutro_Tunnel
Historic house in Colorado, United States
Healy House Museum was the Leadville, Colorado home built in 1878 by mining engineer and city father August R. Meyer for his bride, Emma. It was purchased
Healy_House_Museum
United States Federal Statute
Survey created a mining geology program providing geological studies of mining districts (e.g., Comstock Lode and Leadville mining district) and examinations
Federal Mines Safety Act of 1910
Federal_Mines_Safety_Act_of_1910
American businessman, mine owner and politician
of the Cripple Creek district. In 1878, the Howbert invested in the creation of the Robert E. Lee mine in Leadville mining district, which "laid the foundation
Irving_Howbert
Historic house in Colorado, United States
Dexter Cabin was the Leadville, Colorado home and hunting lodge of James V. Dexter, a mining investor and businessman. Although it is a cabin, the interior
Dexter_Cabin
American politician
Michigan and then to Nebraska and later, in 1881, to Leadville, Colorado. Nicholson became interested in mining, and advanced from miner to foreman, superintendent
Samuel_D._Nicholson
American philanthropist (1833–1895)
interpreter of the part was Frances Bible, who recorded it in 1961. Leadville mining district Pike's Peak Gold Rush "Augusta Pierce Tabor". Colorado Women's
Augusta_Tabor
American mining company
merged with Silver Summit), and 33% of the Resurrection Mining Co., located east of Leadville, Colorado. Lester Randall became president in 1951, and
Hecla_Mining
Samuel Franklin Emmons (1927). Geology and Ore Deposits of the Leadville Mining District, Colorado. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 117. Stephen B
Mining in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Mining_in_Colorado_Springs,_Colorado
Topics referred to by the same term
Trail, a climbing trail on Mount Elbert Black Cloud mine, in the Leadville mining district Black Cloud, the title for the 2019 edition of the Kyiv Biennial
Black_Cloud_(disambiguation)
United States historic place
of the property's use as a ranch. In the late 1870s, prospectors from Leadville began heading west, over the Continental Divide at Independence Pass into
Holden/Marolt Mining and Ranching Museum
Holden/Marolt_Mining_and_Ranching_Museum
Mining operation in Colorado, U.S.
and copper. The mine is within the Sneffels-Red Mountain-Telluride mining district. The mine was a consolidation of several previously inactive mines
Idarado_Mine
American businessman and art collector (1861–1949)
and silver mine in Leadville, Colorado, which turned out to be the start of the greatest mining empire in the world at the time, mining metals such as gold
Solomon_R._Guggenheim
Ghost town in Colorado, United States
primitive government called a mining district to protect not only their claims but those of others who had retreated to Leadville. By the next year Independence
Independence, Pitkin County, Colorado
Independence,_Pitkin_County,_Colorado
Federation of Miners (WFM), declared a strike over wage cuts in the Leadville mining district in 1896. The CCMU wasn't adequately prepared for the opposition
November_1897_proclamation
Historic district in Colorado, United States
The Telluride Historic District encompasses a significant portion of the developed area of the former mining boom town of Telluride, Colorado. Telluride
Telluride_Historic_District
Electric power transmission line
history and mine development, Geology and Ore Deposits of the Leadville Mining District, Colorado professional paper 148, government printing office,
Shoshone_Transmission_Line
American mining engineer
where he graduated in 1883 with a degree in mining engineering. In December 1885, he moved to Leadville, Colorado, to work at the Small Hopes silver
Seeley_W._Mudd
United States historic place
Derry Mining Site Camp was a mining site camp near Leadville, Colorado that operated during 1916–1923. It is located on the old Twin Lakes Toll Road, at
Derry_Mining_Site_Camp
Labor union of miners and metalworkers in the US and Canada (1893–1967)
locals in thirteen states. However, a struggle against mine owners in Leadville served to radicalize WFM leadership. Representatives of the Cloud City
Western_Federation_of_Miners
Mexican mining company
dismantled. California Gulch mine and river systems in Leadville, Colorado; Summitville Consolidated Mining Corp., Inc. (SCMCI), now bankrupt, EPA Site COD983778432
Grupo_México
Mountain pass and archaeological site in Colorado, USA
Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection". Coloradohistoricnewspapers.org. "Leadville Daily Herald July 19, 1884 — Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection"
Rollins_Pass
Town in Colorado, United States
south 30 miles (48 km) over the Continental Divide at Tennessee Pass to Leadville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area
Minturn,_Colorado
Town in Colorado, United States
The town is a former silver mining camp on the San Miguel River in the western San Juan Mountains. The first gold mining claim was made in the mountains
Telluride,_Colorado
American lawyer and politician (1823–1879)
City and practiced law, returning to Colorado in 1879. He settled in Leadville, where he died on October 30, 1879. He was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery
James_M._Cavanaugh
Silver discovery triggering an onrush of miners seeking fortune
Colorado Caribou, Colorado, 1869 Telluride, Colorado Colorado Silver Boom Leadville, Colorado, 1879 Nevada Comstock Lode, 1859 Gold Hill and Virginia City
Silver_rush
United States historic place
Banker Mine". Scripps TV Station Group. Retrieved October 25, 2016. "Leadville Area Ghost Towns: Winfield". Retrieved October 25, 2016. https://townsquarenoco
Winfield,_Colorado
American politician
he was involved in several businesses, including the Adams Mining Company of Leadville, Colorado, which included his brothers Michael Adams (1845–1899)
John_J._Adams
Town in Colorado, United States
deposits in the Sawatch Quartzite, (2) highly elongated ore bodies in the Leadville Limestone (here completely dolomitized), and (3) vertical pipes or chimneys
Gilman,_Colorado
Home rule city in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States
years of 1891 and 1892, Aspen surpassed Leadville as the United States' most productive silver-mining district. Production expanded due to the passage
Aspen,_Colorado
Town in Colorado, United States
school, but unlike other boom towns - such as Leadville - few saloons or brothels. By 1905, the mining era was over and Lake City entered a decades-long
Lake_City,_Colorado
City in Colorado, United States
future of the town. With Cripple Creek, the mining district became the second largest gold mining district in the country and realized approximately $10
Victor,_Colorado
American politician
returned to Leadville and commenced the practice of law. Taylor served as superintendent of schools of Lake County in 1884, and as deputy district attorney
Edward_T._Taylor
Labor strike in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S.
labor disputes in the United States William Philpott, The Lessons of Leadville, Colorado Historical Society, 1995, page 22. Frederick Leslie Ransome
1892 Coeur d'Alene labor strike
1892_Coeur_d'Alene_labor_strike
Narrow gauge railway in Colorado
Argentine Pass segment of a long-distance telephone line from Denver to Leadville. Because the railroad was exclusively a tourist line at this time, all
Argentine_Central_Railway
Town in Colorado, United States
town boomed from silver mining until the Panic of 1893 led to a collapse of the silver market, and boomed again from gold mining until the recession caused
Silverton,_Colorado
English poker and faro player (1851–1930)
family moved to Leadville, Colorado. It was in Leadville that Ivers met Frank Duffield, whom she married at a young age. Frank was a mining engineer who
Poker_Alice
Series of labor strikes in Colorado which were violently put down by employers (1903-04)
Outside the Cripple Creek District, however, things were not going well for the WFM. The union had lost a strike in Leadville in 1896, and in 1899 there
Colorado_Labor_Wars
Gold discovery triggering an onrush of miners seeking fortune
base metals. In this way, Leadville, Colorado started as a placer gold discovery, achieved fame as a silver-mining district, then relied on lead and zinc
Gold_rush
Railway
over the Continental Divide in Colorado. It ran from Colorado Springs to Leadville and through the divide at Hagerman Pass to Glenwood Springs and Grand
Colorado_Midland_Railway
Company
Phelps Dodge Corporation was an American mining company founded in 1834 as an import-export firm by Anson Greene Phelps and his two sons-in-law William
Phelps_Dodge
American mining magnate and philanthropist (1856–1930)
ore in the Guggenheim mines in Leadville, Colorado, in 1881 became the foundation for the Guggenheim fortune in mining. In 1884, Daniel returned to the
Daniel_Guggenheim
American municipal history
as a mining camp in the 1860s in the northern Rocky Mountains straddling the Continental Divide. Butte became a hotbed for silver and gold mining in its
History_of_Butte,_Montana
American politician (1847–1924)
of law. He moved to Leadville, Colorado, in 1879 and continued the practice of his profession. He was also interested in mining. He served as judge of
Atterson_W._Rucker
American businessman
for many years. In 1996, CJ Berry was inducted into the Mining Hall of Fame located in Leadville, Colorado. Owens, Kenneth N. (2002). Riches for All: The
Clarence_Berry
American politician (1843–1918)
English company. In 1878 De Lamar came to New York, and when mining fever struck Leadville, Colorado, he went west and bought several claims. That same
Joseph_Raphael_De_Lamar
Town in Colorado, United States
during the Colorado silver boom of the 1880s when it rivaled Leadville to the west as the mining capital of Colorado. At one time, before the collapse of
Georgetown,_Colorado
Gold mill in Colorado, United States
North London Mine in the Alma district, Park County, Colorado was in operation in 1874 and was owned by the London Mining Company. Tenants Stamp Mill was
North_London_Mill
List of companies in the U.S. State of Colorado
King Soopers Kong Company Kroenke Sports & Entertainment LaMar's Donuts Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad Leopold Bros. Leprino Foods Level 3 Communications
List_of_Colorado_companies
United States historic place
Vicksburg is located is another old mining camp named Winfield. Vicksburg was founded in 1867 after prospectors from Leadville, Colorado camping out in the Clear
Vicksburg,_Colorado
Consolidated city-county in Montana, United States
significance and the continuing importance of mining to its economy and culture. The city's Uptown Historic District, on the National Register of Historic Places
Butte,_Montana
American geologist
Extracted from the Tenth United States Census "Geology and mining industry of Leadville, Colorado, with atlas" with William Francis Hillebrand, Antony
Samuel_Franklin_Emmons
American politician
He also had interests in railroad building in Iowa and in a mining property in Leadville, Colorado. He was the father of Iowa Congressman Elbert H. Hubbard
Asahel_W._Hubbard
American judge
OutThere Colorado. Retrieved 2020-01-19. "The Court rebukes Owers". The Herald Democrat. Leadville, Colorado. 1900-10-27. Retrieved 2020-01-19. v t e
Melville_B._Gerry
Community with sudden economic & population growth
California, gold rush, 1870s Kilgore, Texas La Paz, Arizona, gold-mining boomtown, 1862–1864 Leadville, Colorado Minneapolis, Minnesota Lumber Industry 1852–1880
Boomtown
American financer industrialist (1839–1911)
up the first rail routes to a large section of the central Colorado mining district in the decades of the mineral boom. The railroad took its name from
David_Moffat
History of the U.S. State of Colorado
is being bought up by a mining company. Today there are many small mining towns scattered throughout Colorado, such as Leadville, Georgetown, Cripple Creek
History_of_Colorado
Arizona pioneer (1884–1974)
as an undercover FBI agent. Edith was born on September 17, 1884, in Leadville, Colorado to parents Samuel Christy (Chris) and Alice Madora Robertson
Edith_Alice_Macia
American railroad company
possession of this route allowed quick access to the booming mining district of Leadville, Colorado. While this "Treaty of Boston" did not exactly favor
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Denver_and_Rio_Grande_Western_Railroad
City in Idaho, United States
Originally the smelting center of the Warm Springs mining district, the town was first named Leadville in 1880. The postal department decided that was too
Ketchum,_Idaho
American heiress and socialite (1886–1947)
Struck It Rich, with Boyden Sparkes. McLean was born on August 1, 1886, in Leadville, Colorado, the daughter of Carrie Bell Reed, a former schoolteacher, and
Evalyn_Walsh_McLean
American mining company
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., often called Freeport, is an American mining company based in the Freeport-McMoRan Center, in Phoenix, Arizona. The company is the
Freeport-McMoRan
American industrialist and copper mining magnate
20th century. He was inducted posthumously into the National Mining Hall of Fame at Leadville, Colorado in 2005. Carrie Johnson, a historian, wrote a story
John_D._Ryan_(industrialist)
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