AHJ_ah12757 Inventory of the Camp Bird Colorado, Inc. records, 1911-1982 Camp Bird Colorado, Inc. Records Processed by Krist Jessup University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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2021

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Jamie J. Greene April 2021 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Camp Bird Colorado, Inc. Camp Bird Colorado, Inc. Records 1911-1982 12757 .70 cubic ft. (2 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English 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. History of Camp Bird Colorado, Inc.

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.

 Scope and Content

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

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 Related Materials

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

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Clay Clemens in March 2020.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Krist Jessup in April 2021.

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

 Access Terms Gold mines and mining -- Colorado Mines and mineral resources -- Colorado Geology Ouray (Colo.) Colorado -- History -- 1876-1950 Colorado -- History -- 1951- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.) <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Agriculture and Natural Resources Mines and Mineral Resources Container List 1Camp Bird, Golden Wonder - "Report on the Camp Bird Mine and Recommendations for Exploration and Development", Federal Resources CorporationFebruary 1982 1Camp Bird historyundated 1Correspondence1968 1Development plans: revenue-Virginius/Hidden Treasure/Yellow Rose/Blue Bird/Pierson1977 1East Camp Bird diamond drill proposalApril 8, 1983 1"Exploration and Development Potential: Hidden Treasure"1974-1980 1"Geology of the Golden Wonder Mine" - Hinsdale County, CO1977 1Hidden Treasure - 3 level elevation - assay calculations1979 1"Hidden Treasure Development Plan" by Jim Points1979 1History of the East Camp Bird Mine1911-1980 1"Klondyke Development and Feasibility Report" by Jim Points1979 Maps: 1Camp Birdundated 21935 pictureundated 2Ouray - Silverton mapundated 2Prelim Geology map - Red Mountain, Mount Sneffels, Burbankundated 1Memos1967 1Photo file - old1957-1966 1"Preliminary Report on the Golden Wonder Mine" - Lake City, CO1979 1"Report on Geology and Ore Possibilities at Properties of Francis Consolidated Mining and Milling Corp., Sneffels Mining District, Ouray, Colorado" by Francis H. FrederickOctober 12, 1962 1"Report on the Hidden Treasure Properties, Ouray, Colorado"1964 1Status and potential of Camp Bird1981 1Wage rates1980