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Camp Bird Colorado, Inc. Records, 1911-1982

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Camp Bird Colorado, Inc.
Title
Camp Bird Colorado, Inc. Records
Dates
1911-1982 (inclusive)
Quantity
.70 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
Collection Number
12757
Summary
The Camp Bird Mine was a famous and highly productive gold mine located between Ouray and Telluride, Colorado. Collection contains photographs, reports, and maps of the Camp Bird Mine and surrounding area.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Camp Bird Mine was a famous and highly productive gold mine located between Ouray and Telluride, Colorado. The mine was within the Sneffels-Red Mountain-Telluride mining district in the San Juan Mountains. It was discovered by Thomas F. Walsh in 1896, and was owned by Camp Bird Colorado, Inc. and the Federal Resources Corporation. The mine produced about 1.5 million troy ounces of gold, and 4 million troy ounces of silver, from 1896 to 1990. Walsh sold the property in 1902. The Camp Bird Mine filed for a permit to resume mining in late 2007, but remained inactive. In August 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Colorado signed an Administrative Order on Consent with Caldera Mineral Resources, which purchased the property out of bankruptcy.

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Content Description

This collection contains photographs, reports, and maps of the Camp Bird Mine and surrounding area.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

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Restrictions on Use

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Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Camp Bird Colorado, Inc. at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Clay Clemens in March 2020.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Krist Jessup in April 2021.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List
  • Description: Camp Bird, Golden Wonder - "Report on the Camp Bird Mine and Recommendations for Exploration and Development", Federal Resources Corporation
    Dates: February 1982
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Camp Bird history
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence
    Dates: 1968
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Development plans: revenue-Virginius/Hidden Treasure/Yellow Rose/Blue Bird/Pierson
    Dates: 1977
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: East Camp Bird diamond drill proposal
    Dates: April 8, 1983
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: "Exploration and Development Potential: Hidden Treasure"
    Dates: 1974-1980
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: "Geology of the Golden Wonder Mine" - Hinsdale County, CO
    Dates: 1977
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Hidden Treasure - 3 level elevation - assay calculations
    Dates: 1979
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: "Hidden Treasure Development Plan" by Jim Points
    Dates: 1979
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: History of the East Camp Bird Mine
    Dates: 1911-1980
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: "Klondyke Development and Feasibility Report" by Jim Points
    Dates: 1979
    Container: Box 1
  • Maps:

    Container: Box

    • Description: Camp Bird
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: 1935 picture
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Ouray - Silverton map
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Prelim Geology map - Red Mountain, Mount Sneffels, Burbank
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 2
  • Description: Memos
    Dates: 1967
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Photo file - old
    Dates: 1957-1966
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: "Preliminary Report on the Golden Wonder Mine" - Lake City, CO
    Dates: 1979
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: "Report on Geology and Ore Possibilities at Properties of Francis Consolidated Mining and Milling Corp., Sneffels Mining District, Ouray, Colorado" by Francis H. Frederick
    Dates: October 12, 1962
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: "Report on the Hidden Treasure Properties, Ouray, Colorado"
    Dates: 1964
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Status and potential of Camp Bird
    Dates: 1981
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Wage rates
    Dates: 1980
    Container: Box 1

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Subject Terms

  • Geology
  • Gold mines and mining -- Colorado
  • Mines and mineral resources -- Colorado

Geographical Names

  • Colorado -- History -- 1876-1950
  • Colorado -- History -- 1951-
  • Ouray (Colo.)
  • San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)
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