[2010]
Silver Mine
| Location: | Aspen |
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All year daily after appointment. [2010] |
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Silver Mine
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| Light: | electric. |
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| Address: | Smuggler Mine, 110 Smuggler Mt. Road, Aspen, Tel: +1-970-925-3699, Tel: +1-970-925-2049. |
| Last update: | $Date: 2011/12/13 09:10:41 $ |
| 04-JUL-1879 | Independence Gold Lode discovered. | |
| 1880 | 300 people living in the camp. | |
| 1894 | world's largest silver nugget found. |
Smuggler Mine produced once the world's largest silver nugget, weighing over 816kg and roughly the size of a Volkswagen. Visitors are transported to the mine entrance on the north side of town, within the Roaring Fork Valley. The tour is a walking tour on two different levels and goes 366m deep into he mountain.
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