Illustration by: J.M.Heuberger Old Headframe 1996
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Illustration by: J.M.Heuberger Old Headframe 1996
Step back in time to the boom town years of the 19th Century when over 3,000 people reveled in the bonanza of lead, copper, zinc and silver that flowed from the Kelly Mine. You will see the steel headframe standing today just as Gustav Billing erected it from the designs of Alexander Eiffel in the 1880s.
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Map of Kelly Mine Area: Explore ruins and foundations of a haunted ghost town where hotels, homes, banks and saloons still whisper on the wind of a great age when our nation was formed by the "hard work and long shots" of Kelly miners who provided rails, wire, ingots and paint pigments to a growing land. |
For the serious mineral collector, surface stockpiles hold millions of tons of surprises. With over 80 minerals cataloged, perhaps the world's finest Smithsonite may be found on your visit.
MUSEUM SPECIMENS--TO-THUMBNAILS- SEE THE EXHIBIT OF SMITHSONITE AT THE NEXT GEM AND MINERAL SHOW -OR- GOTO THE COMMENT WINDOW AT THE END OF THE SITE AND REQUEST A LIST OF AVAILABLE SPECIMENS-OR- SEE MILLENNIUM INC AT DENVER IN MID-SEPTEMBER.
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| Smithsonite on aurichalcite- rosasite, Kelly Mine, NM photo: Chris French |
Smithsonite, Kelly Mine, NM photo: Chris French |
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We remind all visitors to buy your Kelly Mine visitor's pass, respect the rules
and that you are responsible and liable for your own (and your childrens') safety.
Put the Kelly Mine on your next exploration of the Land of Enchantment and see the
pristine natural beauty, the haunted ghost town, and the mines that might put that old
miner's spirit of discovery in you!
OFFICIAL VISITOR'S HOURS
May 15 to October 15th
Friday, Saturday & Sunday; 10A.M. - 4 P.M.
(or by reservation)
You must purchase a Visitor's Pass to enter. You are responsible and liable for your own safety.
Map of the Kelly Mine | How to Get There | Mineral Occurrences
For further details, contact:
MILLENNIUM INC.
J. Blue Sheppard
P.O. Box 382
Pala, CA 92059
(760) 742-1356
Fax: (760) 742-2260