James E. Fell

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1) Ores to metals: The Rocky Mountain smelting industry

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This comprehensive treatment of the smelting industry of Colorado, originally published in 1979, is now back in print with a new preface by the author. Packed with fascinating statistics and mining data, Ores to Metals details the people, technologies, and business decisions that have shaped the smelting industry in the Rockies. Although mining holds more of the glamour for those in and interested in the minerals industry, smelters have continuously...

2) Colorado mining history: resource guide

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EchoHawk, Dana

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2013.

3) Limon, Colorado: hub city of the High Plains, 1888-1952

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Fell, James E

Pub. Date

c1997

4) Mining the summit: Colorado's Ten Mile District, 1860-1960

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Dempsey, Stanley

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Colorado's Ten Mile Mining District was north of Leadville and south of Copper Mountain. Sandwiched between two mountain ranges, fully two miles above sea level, the district had a remarkable history that was a microcosm of the mining West. Although Ten Mile's history and situation were unique, the district reflected developments throughout Colorado and the mining West. Each new discovery triggered a larger-scale mobilization of capital and labor,...