Us Dept of Interior

Economic Geology of the Silverton Quadrangle of Colorado Us Dept of Interior

Leading mining historian Kerby Jackson introduces us to a classic mining publication on Colorado Mining. First published in 1901, "Economic Geology of the Silverton Quadrangle Colorado" has been unavailable since those days and sheds important light on the history of the famous mining area in Colorado. Featured here in this fascinating text are insights into the local geology of this important Colorado Mining area, as well as into numerous mines. Lavishly illustrated with rare photos and hard to find mine maps. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As such, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.