Lebanon Silver Mine

Useful Information

Location:	Silver Plume, near Georgetown.
Open:	26-MAY to 08-OCT daily. [2007]
Fee:	Mine tour: Adults USD 8, Children (3-15) USD 5.50. Railroad: Adults USD 18.75, Children (3-15) USD 14.25, Children (0-2) free. [2007]
Classification:	Silver Mine
Light:	Incandescent Electric Light System
Dimension:	T=7 °C.
Guided tours:	D=85 min, L=1,200 m.
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Address:	Lebanon Silver Mine, 1106 Rose Street, P. O. Box 781, Georgetown, CO, Tel: +1-303-569-2403.
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History

1870s	mine opened.
1884	Georgetown Loop built.

Geology

Description

Lebanon Silver Mine is located at the halfway point on the Georgetown Loop Railroad. The only way to visit it is as a stop on a train ride from Silver Plume Depot. The train was once built to help the silver mining by providing transport for equipment, people and of course the ore.

The tour starts at the dry, the original miners locker room. Then the tour enters the mine and sees mining history about 130 years old. The miners were working under very bad conditions, but they were also the best payed workers in the country.