Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine region
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The Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine region is a historic and still-active gold mining district in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, renowned for its rich ore deposits and role in the late 19th-century gold rush.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold mining district
ⓘ
historic district ⓘ mining region ⓘ |
| altitude | high-elevation mountain district ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cripple Creek gold rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
town of Cripple Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ town of Victor ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Colorado’s gold mining history ⓘ |
| discoveryPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major gold-producing area in Colorado
ⓘ
significant contributor to regional economy ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
mine reclamation
ⓘ
water quality impacts from mining ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Colorado Mineral Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | mining heritage tourism ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
haul roads
ⓘ
processing facilities ⓘ |
| historicalEra | late 19th-century gold rush ⓘ |
| hostRock | volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gold mining
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rich gold ore deposits ⓘ role in the Colorado Gold Rush era ⓘ |
| laborHistory | site of historic labor disputes in mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Teller County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod |
open-pit mining (modern)
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underground mining (historical) ⓘ |
| near | Pikes Peak region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType |
low-grade gold ore
ⓘ
telluride gold ores ⓘ |
| otherCommodity | silver ⓘ |
| partOf | Cripple Creek mining district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity | gold ⓘ |
| processingMethod |
heap leaching (modern operations)
ⓘ
milling (historical operations) ⓘ |
| regulatoryJurisdiction | State of Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
active mining region
ⓘ
historic mining district ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
historic mine tours
ⓘ
historic mining structures ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Cripple Creek, Colorado