MINING HISTORY OF COLORADO


In 1859 prospectors from Georgia found gold in gravel deposits in Cherry Creek just south of Denver. Later prospectors discovered gold in vein deposits around present-day Blackhawk and Central City. The rush to Colorado was on. Gold production from the central Front Range through 1990 was 7.3 million ounces. Since 1859 Colorado's mines have produced about 45 million ounces of gold.

The following sites include many of the organizations and technologies involved with renewable energy through wind, solar and hydro power as well as other organizations involved in energy issues.

Colorado's northwest corner is a land of variety. Mining and ranching coexist and thrive alongside skiing and tourism.
Routt and Moffat counties are the state's largest coal producers, annually generating nearly 60 percent of Colorado's 30 million tons.