Westcliffe — Custer County

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Westcliffe — Custer County

Gold Mining Site CO • Custer County County
Description
Southeast of Westcliffe 7 miles is the Rosita Hills district in the low west foothills of the Wet Mountains. It had a total production of 84,660 ounces of gold between 1870 and 1959. Most of the area mines and dumps still have gold showings. The Bassick Mine was the Major producer in this district.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: custer_co.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Westcliffe. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Southeast of Westcliffe 7 miles is the Rosita Hills district in the low west foothills of the Wet Mountains. It had a total production of 84,660 ounces of gold between 1870 and 1959. Most of the area mines and dumps still have gold showings. The Bassick Mine was the Major producer in this district.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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