Smuggler Mine

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The Smuggler Mine is located on the slopes of Smuggler Mountain, on the north edge of Aspen, Colorado, United States. It is the oldest operating silver mine in the Aspen mining district, and one of the few still operating from Aspen's early boom years. In 1987 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Location: 39.1925, -106.806, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Smuggler Mine, Aspen, CO, 1900Smuggler Mine, Aspen, CO, 1900
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Smuggler Mine, Aspen, COSmuggler Mine, Aspen, CO
Smuggler Mine, Aspen, COSmuggler Mine, Aspen, CO
Large native silver mass from the Smuggler Mine, Colorado (vintage photo by S.I. Hallett)Large native silver mass from the Smuggler Mine, Colorado (vintage photo by S.I. Hallett)
Native silver (Smuggler Mine, Aspen Mining District, Colorado, USA) 2 (17076954717)Native silver (Smuggler Mine, Aspen Mining District, Colorado, USA) 2 (17076954717)
Silver wires on granite (Smuggler Mine, Aspen Mining District, Colorado, USA) (17086642037)Silver wires on granite (Smuggler Mine, Aspen Mining District, Colorado, USA) (17086642037)
Native silver (Smuggler Mine, Aspen Mining District, Colorado, USA) 3 (17098186629)Native silver (Smuggler Mine, Aspen Mining District, Colorado, USA) 3 (17098186629)
Silver-replaced fossiliferous limestoneSilver-replaced fossiliferous limestone