ColoradoProspector   CP Club Membership Info.

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

Black Hawk mine and its name, Looking for some history
HitchMar Explore...
post May 20 2016, 04:30 AM
Post #1


Diggin' In!
**

Group: Members
Posts: 4
Joined: 14-May 16
From: Bullhead City, Arizona
Member No.: 122,651



I'm hoping I'm in the right spot in a couple of ways. One, this is the correct forum. Two, you guys can help me out with some info....
I'm a miner out here in Arizona so my info is some what limited, and I'm not finding much on the internet, which really kind of surprises me. A friend of mine was telling me about a old mine complex she use to play at as a kid. The mine is in Black Hawk, Co. She remembers the name of the mine was The Senator Mine, its located on Miners Mesa Rd, behind the Isle of Capri Casino in Black Hawk, just before you start up the hill. I can't find any info on this old mine at all doing a Google search. And its not showing up on any maps of mines in the area.
What I'm curious about is when was the mine's run, when it opened and closed. What was mined, ounce per ton, what kind of adits and shafts can you find there. Pretty much any history I can pass onto her....
What I'm also curious about is why there appears to be no new or current mining being done in or around Black Hawk. The dirt up there I wouldn't think has been cleaned out of all the shinny stuff. I would think the War Act of World War 2 effected the area the same as it did out here. One day everyone up and left, and almost none of them came when it was over. You can do good out here working several different ways...
Thanks in advance for everyone's time put in on this forum. I hope someone out there knows something....
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post

Posts in this topic


Reply to this topicStart new topic
3 User(s) are reading this topic (3 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 



Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 29th March 2024 - 08:32 AM