Iron Mines in Colorado
123Total Sites
14Active
Iron Mining in Colorado
Colorado has 123 iron-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 14 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
By County
Iron Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Creek Mine | Park | Producer | |
| Boss Lake | Chaffee | Producer | |
| Crested Butte Limonite | Gunnison | Producer | |
| Great Western Sugar Co | Weld | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Great Western Sugar Co | Weld | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Handcraft Gulch-Hall Valley | Park | Producer | |
| Iron King | Gunnison | Producer | |
| Longfellow Claim | Chaffee | Surface | Producer |
| Marshal Or Langford Surface Iron | Boulder | Producer | |
| Mineral Creek Bog Iron Deposit | San Juan | Producer | |
| Ovid Limekiln | Sedgwick | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Pitkin Iron Mine | Pitkin | Producer | |
| Silverton Reservoir Bog Iron Deposit | San Juan | Producer | |
| Snake River Bog Iron | Summit | Producer | |
| Alder Limonite Deposit | Saguache | Past Producer | |
| Babcock Peak Magnetite | La Plata | Underground | Past Producer |
| Babcock Peak Magnetite Deposit | La Plata | Occurrence | |
| Badger Creek Iron Deposit | Fremont | Occurrence | |
| Beaver Creek Iron Mine | Park | Underground | Past Producer |
| Black Wonder | Gunnison | Occurrence | |
| Bog Iron Pit | San Miguel | Surface | Past Producer |
| Calumet | Dolores | Underground | Past Producer |
| Calumet Iron Mine | Chaffee | Surface | Past Producer |
| Calumet Mine | Chaffee | Past Producer | |
| Canon City Deposit | Fremont | Occurrence | |
| Cebolla Creek Titaneferous Iron De | Gunnison | Underground | Past Producer |
| Cement Creek Bog Iron | San Juan | Past Producer | |
| Cement and Bog Iron Deposits | San Juan | Occurrence | |
| Cooper Creek | Pitkin | Underground | Past Producer |
| Cooper Fork Deposit | Pitkin | Occurrence | |
| Cooper Fork Quarry | Pitkin | Occurrence | |
| Cottonwood Creek Magnetite Deposit | Chaffee | Occurrence | |
| Cumberland Cross Cut Tunnel | Gunnison | Underground | Past Producer |
| Cumberland Mine | Gunnison | Underground | Past Producer |
| Del Norte Bog Iron Deposit | Saguache | Surface | Past Producer |
| Del Norte Bog Iron Deposits | Saguache | Past Producer | |
| Delta Limonite Deposit | Delta | Past Producer | |
| Eagle Prospect | Dolores | Past Producer | |
| Ferric Oxide Mine | San Miguel | Surface | Unknown |
| Fountain Creek Magnetite Deposit | El Paso | Past Producer | |
| Good Hope, Iron Mt. | Gunnison | Occurrence | |
| Handcart Gulch-Hall Valley Deposit | Park | Surface | Past Producer |
| Indian Creek Bog Iron Min | Saguache | Occurrence | |
| Indian Trail Ridge Magnetite Deposit | Montezuma, La Plata | Occurrence | |
| Iron | Lake | Underground | Past Producer |
| Iron Cap Mine | Delta | Underground | Past Producer |
| Iron Clad Placer, West Geneva Cr. Iron | Clear Creek | Occurrence | |
| Iron Dollar Gulch Deposit | Fremont | Occurrence | |
| Iron Hills Properties | Pitkin | Underground | Past Producer |
| Iron King | Summit | Underground | Past Producer |