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English: An abandoned mine sits a few hundred feet above the town of Silverton, Colorado, in the San Juan Mountain Range of the Rocky Mountains, in July 2020. Though not much remains, part of the mine structure remains and is surrounded by phenomenal scenery.
Silverton is a statutory town that is the county seat, the most populous community, and the only incorporated municipality in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. [ 1 ] [ 8 ] The town is located in a remote part of the western San Juan Mountains , a range of the Rocky Mountains .
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The Shenandoah-Dives Mill or Mayflower Mill is an intact and functional but inactive historic ore mill 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Silverton, Colorado, United States.The mill was built in 1929 to recover gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper from ore mined at the Mayflower mine and brought to the mill by an aerial tramway.
In 2013 the San Juan County Historical Society acquired this painting for its Silverton museum. In late-2014, color images of Fischer's six maps, his 1895 painting, and his grave marker will be available on the Mining History Association's website: www.mininghistoryassociation.org.
Animas Forks is an extinct mining town located 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management . At an elevation of 11,185 feet (3,409 m), Animas Forks is one of the highest mining camps in North America.
The Amethyst Mine, near Creede, Colorado Remains of an abandoned mine near Silverton, Colorado, in July 2020. Beginning in 1889, Creede, Colorado was the site of another big silver boom. The first discovery was made at the Alpha mine in 1869, but the silver could not be extracted at a profit from the complex ores.