San Juan County Historical Society Mining Heritage Center ~ Mining Museum, Jail & Archive ~ Silverton, ColoradoHistorical picture of miners in slideshow above- courtesy of the Creede Historical Society, photograph #1718-MM-31. While on the town remember to visit the Creede History Museum simply off Main St. Creede, as it is today, developed from a … Read More

Underground Mining MuseumIn the world of the Franklin and Sterling Hill mines, 357 types of minerals are recognized to occur; these make up approximately 10% of the minerals known to science. Thirty-5 of these minerals have not been found anywhere else. Mining began on the website within the 1630s, when it was mistakenly regarded as a copper deposi… Read More