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The Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine is a historic vertical shaft mine near
Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine Tour
Gold mines in Colorado Colorado Mining Boom Underground mines in the United States Mining museums in Colorado Museums in Teller County, Colorado Buildings and structures in Teller County, Colorado History of Teller County, Colorado {{Colorado-museum-stub
The Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine is a historic vertical shaft mine near Cripple Creek, Colorado
Cripple Creek is a statutory city that is the county seat of Teller County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 1,155 at the 2020 United States Census. Cripple Creek is a former gold mining camp located southwest of Colorado Sprin ...
. The mine shaft descends into the mountain, a depth roughly equal to the height of the Empire State Building in New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
. The mine currently gives tours, and is visited by around 40,000 people annually. The addition of the mines and subsequent tours of this mine and others in the area had considerable effect on the economies of both Victor, Colorado
The City of Victor is a Statutory City in Teller County, Colorado, United States. Gold was discovered in Victor in the late 19th century, an omen of the future of the town. With Cripple Creek, the mining district became the second largest gold ...
and Cripple Creek.
History
The mine was started in 1891 on a mining claim staked by Mollie Kathleen Gortner, after whom the mine was named. Other than a government-ordered hiatus during World War II, the mine operated continuously until 1961; since then it has continued as a tourist attraction.See also
*Gold mining in Colorado
Gold mining in Colorado, a state of the United States, has been an industry since 1858. It also played a key role in the establishment of the state of Colorado.
Explorer Zebulon Pike heard a report of gold in South Park, present-day Park County ...
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Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine Tour
Gold mines in Colorado Colorado Mining Boom Underground mines in the United States Mining museums in Colorado Museums in Teller County, Colorado Buildings and structures in Teller County, Colorado History of Teller County, Colorado {{Colorado-museum-stub