Smuggler Mine

Useful Information

Location:	Aspen
Open:	All year daily after appointment. [2010]
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Classification:	Silver Mine
Light:	Incandescent Electric Light System
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Address:	Smuggler Mine, 110 Smuggler Mt. Road, Aspen, Tel: +1-970-925-3699, Tel: +1-970-925-2049.
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History

04-JUL-1879	Independence Gold Lode discovered.
1880	300 people living in the camp.
1894	world's largest silver nugget found.

Geology

Description

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 366 m deep into he mountain.