Limestone, General Mines in Colorado

38Total Sites
23Active

Limestone, General Mining in Colorado

Colorado has 38 limestone, general-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 23 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

The earliest recorded limestone, general mine in Colorado is Deep Creek Placer in San Miguel County, with records dating to 1968.

By County

CountySites
El Paso County9
Fremont County7
Larimer County4
Jefferson County3
Pueblo County3
Bent County1
Chaffee County1
Douglas County1
Garfield County1
Gunnison County1
Huerfano County1
Lake County1
Las Animas County1
Pitkin County1
Routt County1
San Juan County1
San Miguel County1

Limestone, General Mines

MineCountyTypeStatus
Calcite Limestone QuarryFremontProducer
Castle QuarryEl PasoProducer
Champion CalciteFremontSurfaceProducer
Colorado TravertineFremontProducer
Helmer Bros. QuarryDouglasProducer
Holly #1El PasoProducer
Lennox-BreedEl PasoProducer
RainbowEl PasoProducer
Rogers WellsvilleFremontSurfaceProducer
Thanas & BrownEl PasoProducer
The Marlman Limestone QuarryBentProducer
UnknownPitkinProducer
UnknownLas AnimasProducer
UnknownChaffeeProducer
UnknownGarfieldProducer
UnknownSan JuanProducer
UnknownFremontProducer
UnknownFremontProducer
UnknownJeffersonProducer
UnknownLarimerProducer
UnknownJeffersonProducer
UnknownEl PasoProducer
UnknownFremontProducer
Deep Creek PlacerSan MiguelPast Producer
Hamilton Gleason Const.LakeOccurrence
HollyEl PasoOccurrence
UnknownGunnisonOccurrence
UnknownHuerfanoOccurrence
UnknownJeffersonOccurrence
UnknownLarimerOccurrence
UnknownLarimerOccurrence
UnknownLarimerOccurrence
UnknownRouttOccurrence
UnknownEl PasoOccurrence
UnknownEl PasoOccurrence
UnknownPuebloOccurrence
UnknownPuebloOccurrence
UnknownPuebloOccurrence

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