Creede mining district
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The Creede mining district is a historic silver-mining area in southwestern Colorado that rose to prominence during the late-19th-century silver boom.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
mining district ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Denver & Rio Grande Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Amethyst vein
ⓘ
Bachelor mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Moses mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Last Chance mine NERFINISHED ⓘ North Amethyst mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentPrimaryUse |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| developedAround | Willow Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredAsMiningCamp | late 1880s ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major silver producer in Colorado in the 1890s ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
abandoned mine lands
ⓘ
acid mine drainage risk ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
epithermal vein deposits
ⓘ
hydrothermal vein systems ⓘ |
| hasCenter | Creede, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | historic mining district ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Colorado silver boom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gold byproduct production
ⓘ
lead mining ⓘ silver mining ⓘ zinc mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
southwestern Colorado ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Mineral County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | San Juan Mountains of Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metalProduced |
gold
ⓘ
lead ⓘ silver ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Creede, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreMineral |
argentite
ⓘ
galena ⓘ pyrite ⓘ sphalerite ⓘ |
| oreType | silver-bearing sulfide ores ⓘ |
| partOf |
San Juan Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Juan volcanic field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakProductionPeriod | 1890s ⓘ |
| riseToProminenceDuring | late-19th-century silver boom ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
economic geology research
ⓘ
mining history studies ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionType | ghost-town and mining-heritage tourism ⓘ |
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