Aspen — Pitkin County

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Aspen — Pitkin County

Gold Mining Site CO • Pitkin County County
Description
In the area of Roaring Fork (including town and Richmond Hill, Lenado, principal mines within 1 mile of Aspen, the Mollie Gibson and Smuggler mines, and others produced a by-product gold. North of Aspen 10 miles, at ghost town of Ashcroft on Castle Creek, the area mines produced a by-product gold. Southeast of Aspen 15 miles, at Lincoln Gulch, mineralized area at head of gulch and 10 miles from Route 82 via poor road, on West side of Ruby Mountain, the area base-metal mines and minor gold pro...
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: pitkin_co.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: ASPEN. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. In the area of Roaring Fork (including town and Richmond Hill, Lenado, principal mines within 1 mile of Aspen, the Mollie Gibson and Smuggler mines, and others produced a by-product gold. North of Aspen 10 miles, at ghost town of Ashcroft on Castle Creek, the area mines produced a by-product gold. Southeast of Aspen 15 miles, at Lincoln Gulch, mineralized area at head of gulch and 10 miles from Route 82 via poor road, on West side of Ruby Mountain, the area base-metal mines and minor gold production. Southeast of Aspen 20 miles, is the Independence Pass district, mines on West Aspen Mountain had a total production of 25,000 ounces.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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