World Museum of Mining
Explore more than 50 structures, ranging from the 100-foot headframe of the Orphan Girl Mine, to a faithful recreation of a mining camp, Hell Roarin’ Gulch. Half the museum’s displays focus on the culture and ethnic history of an 1880′s to 1920′s mining town, while the other half provides a detailed look at the history of mining technology. The museum is one of the very few to occupy an actual historic mine site, and is uniquely able to portray the story of mining from earliest methods to modern techniques. Venture 65 feet into the 2700 foot Orphan Girl Mine with one of our tour guides, to get a real feeling for what underground mining was all about.
