Aspen mining district
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The Aspen mining district is a historic Colorado mining area that became one of the nation’s richest silver-producing regions in the late 19th century.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic mining district
ⓘ
silver mining district ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aspen silver boom
NERFINISHED
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Colorado Silver Boom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Durant Mine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mollie Gibson Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Queen Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Smuggler Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| declineCause | repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1893 ⓘ |
| declineEvent | Panic of 1893 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedAfter | discovery of silver-bearing ore in the 1870s ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
attracted large mining investments
ⓘ
contributed to regional railroad development ⓘ rapid growth of Aspen, Colorado ⓘ |
| environmentalLegacy |
abandoned mine workings
ⓘ
mine waste and tailings ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | vein-type silver-lead deposits ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic mining area ⓘ |
| heritageTourism | historic mine tours in the Aspen area ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of boom-and-bust silver mining community
ⓘ
major contributor to Colorado’s 19th-century mining economy ⓘ |
| influencedDevelopmentOf | City of Aspen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the richest silver-producing regions in the United States in the late 19th century
ⓘ
high-grade silver-lead ores ⓘ rich silver ore deposits ⓘ |
| laborForce | miners and prospectors from across the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfPlaceNames | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
Pitkin County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNear | Aspen, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod | underground hard-rock mining ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Aspen, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType |
gold (byproduct)
ⓘ
lead ⓘ silver ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| partOf |
Colorado mineral belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakProductionPeriod |
1880s
ⓘ
early 1890s ⓘ |
| postMiningTransition |
development of Aspen as a ski resort town
ⓘ
tourism-based economy in Aspen ⓘ |
| region | central Colorado ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| timeOfMajorSettlement | early 1880s ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure | served by rail connections during the silver boom ⓘ |
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