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"Modern Day Prospecting"

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Name: "Modern Day Prospecting"
Date: August 19, 2015
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM MDT
Event Description:
Robert Congdon moved to the Roaring Fork Valley in 1978. Logging, ranching and mining were the prevalent jobs. The mines paid the best ($8.50 an hour) and he was attracted to the challenges of mining: the daily struggle to figure out how to get the roof secure, deal with the gasses and keep all the equipment running- and it started him on a 35 year prospecting journey in Western Colorado and Eastern Utah. Locally some of his notable finds have been the lost vapor cave mines outside of Redstone, a lost gold camp on Mt. Sopris and the Alabaster Quarry at Avalanche Creek. Light refreshments served.
Location:
Toklat Gallery. Riverside Plaza on Two Rivers Road, Basalt.
Date/Time Information:
08/19/15. 5:30-7pm.
Contact Information:
970-927-1437
Fees/Admission:
Free
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