Calcium Mines in Colorado
16Total Sites
3Active
Calcium Mining in Colorado
Colorado has 16 calcium-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 3 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
The earliest recorded calcium mine in Colorado is Meadows Property in Archuleta County, with records dating to 1941.
By County
| County | Sites |
|---|---|
| Pitkin County | 4 |
| Archuleta County | 3 |
| Chaffee County | 2 |
| Gunnison County | 2 |
| Larimer County | 2 |
| Hinsdale County | 1 |
| La Plata County | 1 |
| Morgan County | 1 |
Calcium Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Morgan Plant | Morgan | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Indian Creek Bog Iron Mine | Gunnison | Surface | Producer |
| Rex Quarry | Larimer | Underground | Producer |
| (Facility) Loveland Sugar Refinery Quarry | Larimer | Processing Plant | Plant |
| Bell Quarry | La Plata | Surface | Past Producer |
| Calcium Mill | Chaffee | Processing Plant | Past Producer |
| Calcium Products Quarry | Gunnison | Surface | Past Producer |
| Ferrara Ranch | Hinsdale | Underground | Unknown |
| Magnuson and Son Calcium Plant | Chaffee | Unknown | |
| Meadows Property | Archuleta | Occurrence | |
| Meredith | Pitkin | Surface | Past Producer |
| Oak Grove Ranch Property | Archuleta | Occurrence | |
| Porphyry Bell | Pitkin | Underground | Past Producer |
| Seavy Ranch Property | Archuleta | Occurrence | |
| Single Jack Group | Pitkin | Underground | Past Producer |
| Tom Gilmore | Pitkin | Underground | Past Producer |