Searching for lost mines

[Kurtis]

There is alot of gold mines that are lost here in Colorado. Some even supposedly have gold in or near the vacinity of the mine. I would like to get some people to get together and metal detect/mine search. Anybody interested in this?

[JBEXPRESS]

sounds cool but I am a bit far from you. Welcome from south Florida!

[Dustyloins]

Originally Posted by Kurtis

There is alot of gold mines that are lost here in Colorado. Some even supposedly have gold in or near the vacinity of the mine. I would like to get some people to get together and metal detect/mine search. Anybody interested in this?

Be careful where you go. Many are unsafe, polluted and/or private property.

Dusty

[Kurtis]

I will try. Most of the ones I want to find are in National Forest. Is there any restrictions that you know of?

[Frank1960]

I'm up in Evans and just planning on panning for gold this next season. Plan on getting a sluice also but don't have a nugget detector but if it is near and I can afford the trip I might be able to make one.

[vkray]

I am in CSpgs where are u?

[Dustyloins]

Originally Posted by Kurtis

There is alot of gold mines that are lost here in Colorado. Some even supposedly have gold in or near the vacinity of the mine. I would like to get some people to get together and metal detect/mine search. Anybody interested in this?

http://www.goldfeverprospecting.com/cogolo.html

The link above might help..........

Dusty

[Kurtis]

I live right outside of Guffey. I am interested in gold panning and gold prospecting this next summer if anyone would like to have me.

[Ardie]

Kurtis,

I've got the same idea...
I've been researching Colorado mines for a few weeks now. I've got a few places i'm looking into pretty hard. It has been easy to find the mines and old ghost towns but difficult to find out, over the internet, if they are privately owned or open to the public. I will continue to research and try to find someone who lives in the area to ask about access for metal detectors.
I've got the fever and am itchin to go to the mines...

[Dustyloins]

Many of the mines have small towns nearby and many of those also have gift shops and/or rock shops. Give the locals a call and maybe save yourself a frustrating trip.

Dusty

[Kurtis]

Ardie thank you for showing the interest. Where do you live? I have researched alot as well and there's only two or three I'd like to venture off to, which are on National Forest area. The La Vienta Mine, Pagosa Peak Mine, and the Durango mine that has been lost three diffrent times. I added you as a friend and you could do the same as well. I would like to find some of these mines and maybe have you there helping?

[hawgdawg]

someone posted a site on here a while back that listed all mining sites , gold , silver, iron, whatever, for every state, narrowed down to each county, it told when the claim was filed and gave the gps cooridinates, really cool site, now i cant find it, if you look for it and find it, let me know

[Ardie]

wow! that would really help! thanks for the info. I'll search...

[Ardie]

Here is a link with some great info and pics from Westernlegend1...

http://metaldetectingforum.com/showt...state+gps+mine

[Foundit]

Looking around abandoned mines is rewarding on many levels,but let me emphasize "looking AROUND". I grew up in CO and spent a lot of time exploring the hills, the place is honeycombed with mines, but they are VERY dangerous for many reasons, be very careful when in the vicinity of mines for straight shafts, I do not now if that is correct terminology but we called them that because they went straight down, sometimes for hundreds of feet , and sometimes they simply looked like inconspicuous little mounds, the opening can be overgrown with brush or loosely covered in debris, and please do not enter any mine, there are many unseen, deathly hazards that can befall the most astute explorer , most of all would be dead areas of toxic orderless gasses that if stumbled into you would simply pass out to your death,and then there's the plethora of physical dangers left when the mine was abandoned, most of the time everything was left where it was including non detonated dynamite witch is extremely unstable. I am not trying to detour you from your explorations because believe me these places are awesome to explore, but bring a partner, watch were you step and most of all do not enter old mines. HH

[Dustyloins]

Originally Posted by Foundit

Looking around abandoned mines is rewarding on many levels,but let me emphasize "looking AROUND". I grew up in CO and spent a lot of time exploring the hills, the place is honeycombed with mines, but they are VERY dangerous for many reasons, be very careful when in the vicinity of mines for straight shafts, I do not now if that is correct terminology but we called them that because they went straight down, sometimes for hundreds of feet , and sometimes they simply looked like inconspicuous little mounds, the opening can be overgrown with brush or loosely covered in debris, and please do not enter any mine, there are many unseen, deathly hazards that can befall the most astute explorer , most of all would be dead areas of toxic orderless gasses that if stumbled into you would simply pass out to your death,and then there's the plethora of physical dangers left when the mine was abandoned, most of the time everything was left where it was including non detonated dynamite witch is extremely unstable. I am not trying to detour you from your explorations because believe me these places are awesome to explore, but bring a partner, watch were you step and most of all do not enter old mines. HH

I agree 110%!!!!!!!!

Dusty

[Ardie]

VERY good advise. Thank you!
I probably wont be able to explore up there until the spring time. Gives plenty of time to research.

[Dustyloins]

We had old gold mines in Montana as well. It was tempting to explore, but I took the hint from the natives......I didn't go where they didn't go.......

Dusty

[Kurtis]

Good advice. That's why you bring an oil lantern. If it blows out when your under ground, get the hell out. The mines I want to explore are hidden. Like I am going to have to spend alot of time walking and hiking to find them. And if I did find them, I would always bring a partner. Thats common sense. Thanks for the worry though.

[ddnavar]

Many of our club members have detected the tailings and outside of the mines, but rarely do we go in. In one instance where the mine was "safe", a couple of our members were taking pictures inside the mine, and they discovered after taking the pictures "flash" that a rattlesnake was next to his hand. He was lucky.
But we do find gold.
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/05/329...nugget-to.html