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jalbers

November 13, 2012 03:16PM

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Back in 2004 the BLM (it think) was looking at the area for public use. They stated that Gypsum was mined in Hidden Valley from 1915 to 1965 by U.S. Gypsum Corporation and was hauled on a three-foot gauge rail line to the plaster mill. During the mining process miners found several mammal fossils and bison bones.

Anyway....The mill operated just north of Highway 34 from 1887 until 1965 when a flood on Buckhorn Creek destroyed it. It sounds likt the old quarry was used to dump debris from the Big Thompson flood in 1976 (?)

Now, pictures....does anyone have pictures?????

Jerry

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Gypsum mining west of Loveland, Colorado	Rich Muth	November 13, 2012 12:47PM
Re: Gypsum mining west of Loveland, Colorado	RDannemann	November 13, 2012 02:33PM
Re: Gypsum mining west of Loveland, Colorado	jalbers	November 13, 2012 03:16PM
Re: Gypsum mining west of Loveland, Colorado	Rich Muth	November 13, 2012 04:19PM
Re: Gypsum mining west of Loveland, Colorado	jalbers	November 14, 2012 12:10PM
Re: Gypsum mining west of Loveland, Colorado	carrwoodrr	November 14, 2012 01:15PM
Re: Gypsum mining west of Loveland, Colorado	Rich Muth	November 14, 2012 01:49PM
Another NG line in the area	Rich Muth	November 14, 2012 07:23AM
Re: Gypsum mining west of Loveland, Colorado	drgw0579	November 14, 2012 07:42AM
Re: Gypsum mining west of Loveland, Colorado	Rich Muth	November 14, 2012 08:23AM

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