Town profiles have been added for Chloride, New Mexico, Hillsboro, New Mexico, Kelly, New Mexico, Kingston, New Mexico, Los Cerrillos, New Mexico, Madrid, New Mexico, Pinos Altos, New Mexico, Silver City, New Mexico

Since our last update, town profiles have been added for Clifton, Arizona; Jerome, Arizona; Oatman, Arizona; Ballarat, California; Calico, California; Cerro Gordo, California; Darwin, California

I recently had the opportunity to visit the Western Museum of Mining & Industry in Colorado Springs, Colorado. WMMI's slogan is "The Museum that Works", a reference to the numerous pieces of antique machinery that are in working order and are operated during tours by the museum staff.

Ghost Towns and Mining Districts of Montana, by Terry Halden, is the definitive guide to the ghost towns and mining districts of Montana. This extensive work contains information and photos on over 300 ghost towns and 179 mining districts.

The most comprehensive study of John Cleveland Osgood to date, From Redstone to Ludlow covers events from 1892, when Osgood and his associates organized the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, to 1917, when Osgood signed a contract with the United Mine Workers of America, marking the end of his long history of battling the union.

Town profiles have been added for Berlin, Nevada; Goodsprings, Nevada; Ione, Nevada; Pioche, Nevada.

This comprehensive treatment of the smelting industry of Colorado, originally published in 1979 and now back in print with a new preface by the author, details the people, technologies, and business decisions that have shaped the smelting industry in the Rockies.

Town profiles have been added for Silver City, Idaho; Cokedale, Colorado; Durango, Colorado; Rico, Colorado; Trinidad, Colorado; Victor, Colorado.

Today marks the launch of the completely redesigned and greatly improved Western Mining History.

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