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Coal Creek Mine Photograph 1
12016-02-12T16:38:21-08:00Todd Antonsonf2c5382518f1bdddfdaa97d66553fd32d616173574331A Coal Creek Picture From the CF&I Archivesplain2016-02-12T16:38:21-08:00Todd Antonsonf2c5382518f1bdddfdaa97d66553fd32d6161735
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1media/Coal Creek Mine Header.JPG2015-12-10T13:29:04-08:00Coal Creek/Canon Coal Mine11image_header2019-06-12T02:45:04-07:0038.352301, -105.149688
Location: Fremont County, Colorado
Coal Creek No. 1: 1872-?
Coal Creek No. 2: 1886-?
Coal Creek No. 3 (Nushaft, Rockvale No. 3): 1912-1931
Total Production (tons): 5,605,352
The Coal Creek Mine, originally called the Canon Mine, was the first mine opened by a CF&I predecessor, which in this case was Central Colorado Improvement Company (CCI). The vein was nearly horizontal with only a slight dip, and the coal was about five feet thick, uniform in quality, free of slate, and easily mined. [1]
[1] Scamehorn, H. Lee. Pioneer Steelmaker in the West. 15.
