Mine maps
The Map Collection contains over 1,300 mining maps of Colorado. Most of these are unique—they can be found no other place than in the Arthur Lakes Library. All of the maps are individually cataloged and can be found using the Library Catalog.
Some of the maps are scanned and can be found in the Mines Repository.
Lake and Frontenac mines, Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties, Colorado
To find a map of a mine in the Library, search the Library's Catalog for the name of the mine.
Most mining maps show a mining district or region. Consequently, it is often necessary to pull many maps of an area and examine each of them in order to find a particular mine. Most of mine maps in our collection show only the location of the claims, not the tunnels. Very few maps show cross-sections of a mine.
Useful links:
- Mine maps of Colorado scanned by the University of Colorado.
- The National Mine Map Repository (NMMR) collects and maintains mine map information and images for all types of mining for the entire country.
- National Mine Map Repository (NMMR) Web Map showing the location of maps identified by the NMMR. Some of the maps are scanned and online. Other images may be requested. Some of the maps in the NMMR are held by the Arthur Lakes Library.
- United States Forest Service Abandoned Mine Land Inventory Project by the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS)
