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Geology and Mining Industry of Leadville, Colorado
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Geology_and_Mining_Industry_of_Leadville,_Colorado
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:declinedAfter
early 20th century
gptkbp:economicImportance
major contributor to Colorado economy
gptkbp:environmentalImpact
Superfund site
gptkbp:featureType
gptkb:Mosquito_Range
gptkb:Leadville_Limestone
gptkbp:focusesOn
geology
mining industry
gptkbp:hasResource
gptkb:gold
gptkb:lead
copper
silver
zinc
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
gptkb:Colorado_Silver_Boom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Geology and Mining Industry of Leadville, Colorado
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Leadville,_Colorado
gptkbp:majorMiningDistrict
gptkb:Leadville_Mining_District
gptkbp:miningMethod
underground mining
open-pit mining
placer mining
gptkbp:miningStarted
late 1850s
gptkbp:notableFor
gptkb:Ibex_Mine
gptkb:Little_Jonny_Mine
gptkb:Matchless_Mine
gptkb:Yankee_Doodle_Mine
gptkbp:notablePerson
gptkb:Horace_Tabor
gptkb:Baby_Doe_Tabor
gptkb:Meyer_Guggenheim
gptkb:David_May
gptkbp:peakProductionYear
1870s-1890s
gptkbp:relatedEvent
gptkb:Panic_of_1893
Environmental remediation
Labor strikes
Silver Purchase Act repeal
gptkbp:status
limited mining activity
gptkbp:touristAttraction
gptkb:Leadville_Historic_District
gptkb:National_Mining_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum
gptkbp:transportation
gptkb:Colorado_Midland_Railway
gptkb:Denver_&_Rio_Grande_Western_Railroad
gptkbp:type
sulfide ore
carbonate-hosted ore
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Samuel_Franklin_Emmons
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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