Mines in Colorado

18,481Total

2,588Active

5,165Gold

128Coal

3,854Surface

7,715Underground

Map

Counties

Montrose County1,587 mines167 active Clear Creek County1,340 mines97 active Boulder County1,175 mines134 active San Miguel County1,092 mines55 active Gunnison County933 mines191 active San Juan County747 mines119 active Teller County577 mines29 active Mesa County574 mines85 active Saguache County574 mines34 active Fremont County546 mines118 active Chaffee County514 mines45 active Lake County503 mines50 active Park County498 mines62 active Jefferson County459 mines201 active Gilpin County430 mines52 active Summit County424 mines72 active Larimer County381 mines119 active La Plata County380 mines7 active El Paso County336 mines206 active Moffat County304 mines15 active Weld County281 mines97 active Ouray County274 mines12 active Custer County271 mines24 active Dolores County270 mines20 active Pitkin County262 mines21 active Pueblo County217 mines81 active Douglas County211 mines82 active Routt County188 mines12 active Adams County175 mines35 active Mineral County171 mines10 active Hinsdale County165 mines6 active Montezuma County163 mines12 active Eagle County159 mines41 active Jackson County154 mines1 active Grand County146 mines26 active Rio Blanco County140 mines10 active Rio Grande County129 mines4 active Las Animas County115 mines19 active Logan County111 mines1 active Conejos County108 mines36 active Huerfano County107 mines2 active Arapahoe County105 mines14 active Bent County105 mines2 active Garfield County102 mines17 active Delta County99 mines13 active Elbert County88 mines65 active Yuma County86 mines Otero County85 mines4 active Lincoln County77 mines Prowers County61 mines4 active Kit Carson County53 mines4 active Costilla County51 mines3 active Alamosa County49 mines3 active Baca County48 mines Archuleta County42 mines5 active Sedgwick County41 mines2 active Morgan County36 mines20 active Kiowa County30 mines Washington County29 mines1 active Crowley County26 mines1 active Denver County17 mines8 active Cheyenne County8 mines Phillips County8 mines Park, Lake County3 mines3 active Dolores, San Miguel County2 mines1 active El Paso, Teller County2 mines Gunnison, Saguache County2 mines1 active La Plata, Hinsdale County2 mines Pitkin, Gunnison County2 mines1 active Clear Creek, Jefferson County1 mines Conejos, Rio Grande County1 mines Custer, Fremont County1 mines Dolores, Garfield, San Miguel, La Plata County1 mines Dolores, Montezuma County1 mines Douglas, Arapahoe County1 mines Fremont, Teller County1 mines Gunnison, Pitkin County1 mines Hinsdale, Ouray, San Juan County1 mines Jackson, Grand County1 mines Jefferson, Clear Creek County1 mines Jefferson, Park County1 mines1 active La Plata, Montezuma County1 mines1 active Larimer, Boulder County1 mines Mesa, Montrose County1 mines1 active Montezuma, Dolores County1 mines Montezuma, La Plata County1 mines Montrose, San Miguel County1 mines Rio Grande, Archuleta, Mineral County1 mines Rio Grande, Mineral County1 mines San Juan, Dolores County1 mines San Juan, San Miguel County1 mines San Miguel, Montrose County1 mines San Miguel, Ouray County1 mines1 active Summit, Clear Creek County1 mines Teller, El Paso County1 mines

Notable Mines

Mine	County	Commodity	Type	Status
Cripple Creek And Victor Gold Mining Com	Teller	Gold Ore	Surface	Active
Henderson Operations	Clear Creek	Molybdenum Ore	Underground	Active
Climax Mine	Lake	Molybdenum Ore	Surface	Active
West Elk Mine	Gunnison	Coal (Bituminous)	Underground	Active
Amrize Portland Plant	Fremont	Cement	Facility	Active
Deserado Mine	Rio Blanco	Coal (Bituminous)	Underground	Active
Foidel Creek Mine	Routt	Coal (Bituminous)	Underground	Active
Colowyo Mine	Moffat	Coal (Bituminous)	Surface	Active
Lyons Cement Plant Cemex Inc	Boulder	Cement	Facility	Active
Keenesburg #2	Weld	Sand, Industrial NEC	Surface	Active
Pueblo Plant & Quarry	Pueblo	Cement	Facility	Active
King Ii	La Plata	Coal (Bituminous)	Underground	Active
Trapper Mine	Moffat	Coal (Bituminous)	Surface	Active
Amrize Morrison Quarry	Jefferson	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
Walstrum Quarry	Clear Creek	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
Spec Agg Quarry	Jefferson	Crushed, Broken Sandstone	Surface	Active
Amrize Canon City Quarry	Fremont	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active
Menzer Quarry	El Paso	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active
Owl Canyon Quarry & Mill	Larimer	Dimension Limestone	Surface	Active
Trupp Loveland	Larimer	Dimension Sandstone	Surface	Active
Riverbend Sand And Gravel	Weld	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Morton Lakes	Weld	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Pride Of America Mine	Gunnison	Dimension Marble	Underground	Active
115 Wp	Weld	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
West Farm Pit-dry Screen Operation	Prowers	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active