Sweet Home Mine Contact Info? Options

[mikeybrew]

I was wondering if anyone might have contact information for the current owners of the Sweet Home Mine near Alma. I'd like to see if I could get permission from anyone to pick through any of the dumps there. Thanks!

[CP]

The Sweet Home mine was a silver mine in the 1800's and early 1900's. Reopened under lease in 2000 by Brian Lees and an investment group to mine the rhodochrosite crystals. Miners in the old days often traded the crystals they found for drinks at the local saloon.
The mine closed again in 2004 after several years of very successful crystal mining, unfortunately they felt the rhodocrosite had been played out of the "hot zones".

The old tailings/dumps from the old silver operations have been cleaned up but there are still a couple buildings and the tunnels/drifts in exsistence.......These are all private land and posted "no tresspassing or mineral collecting" all over the road. I wouldn't suggest collecting without permission. Sorry I don't have any contact information but I'm guessing the owners do not want anyone collecting.
As I remember it from the movie "Rhodochrosite, Red Treasure of the Rockies", todays owner is a descendant of one of the old mines secrataries.
Excellent documentary movie about modern mining techniques for crystal specimens....I highly recommend watching that one if you haven't seen it. Also some excellent historical information contained as well.......You will enjoy it!

CP