Crested Butte Coal Mine
Location: Gunnison County, Colorado
Years of Operation: 1881-1952
Total Production (tons): 10,248,600
"Joker" or "Big Mine"
Now a popular ski and tourist destination, Crested Butte began as a CF&I company coal town.
As with any mining the work was often dangerous and accidents and disasters often occurred. CF&I kept records of all accidents and employed artists to render sketches of accidents to help complete their records. Below is one such sketch and explanation of an accident.
As with any mining the work was often dangerous and accidents and disasters often occurred. CF&I kept records of all accidents and employed artists to render sketches of accidents to help complete their records. Below is one such sketch and explanation of an accident.
