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Coloma Garnet Range gold camp
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: Morgan dollars, mining tools, cartridge cases, tin cans.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1893-1916 gold camp, later prospecting
Gold camp apparently founded in 1893 near Garnet, with heavy mining from 1896 that yielded an estimated $200,000 to $250,000. A mill built in 1916 failed to revive it, and prospecting continued on and off from 1932 to 1950.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
mine workings, rough road, remote
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