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Offline BigBendHiker

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Terlingua Mining District
« on: February 10, 2006, 05:46:11 PM »
I have always been fascinated with the Terlinga mining district that was active in the early to mid 1900's.  Does anyone know if any of the mines (Lone Star, Mariposa, etc) are open to the public?
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Offline TheWildWestGuy

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Terlingua Mines
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2006, 06:33:30 AM »
That's a good question as I would definately be interested in going into one of them or into the Terlinqua Sinkhole.   There used to be a woman named Jan from one of the local Rafting Companies that would post on the old board.   She would probably know the answer if she joined up here?
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Mornin'
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2006, 07:35:22 AM »
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Re: Mornin'
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2006, 09:29:46 AM »
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She's here fella's....
http://www.bigbendchat.com/portal/forum/index.php?topic=84.0

Or at least she was here....she hasn't posted since then.   :(
Someone needs to find Desert Woman.  I think she was a local as well.
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Re: Terlingua Mining District
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2006, 05:45:12 PM »
Quote from: "BigBendHiker"
I have always been fascinated with the Terlinga mining district that was active in the early to mid 1900's.  Does anyone know if any of the mines (Lone Star, Mariposa, etc) are open to the public?


Sam Richardson, who presents the Big Bend 101 seminar for BBNHA, has access to a small mine on private property--he took a small group into it several years ago.  Compared with Mariscal, it wasn't much.  Assume you've read Ragsdale's book.
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Terlingua Mining District
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2006, 06:17:35 PM »
Yes.....have read Kenneth Ragsdale's book and C. A. Hawley's book "Life Along the Border" which chronicles his work as the bookkeeper and store keeper for the Marfa and Mariposa Mine and later, the Chisos Mining Company.  I just love that sort of history in the area.  Not sure why...even went so far as to purchase a small piece of cinnabar from the Terlingua Calcite company.  Have it as a conversion piece on my desk at work.  The people there think something is wrong with me...
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Villa de la Mina Mine
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2006, 07:12:59 AM »
Hi all,
Jan from Big Bend River Tours here.... just wanted to state that we have a tour of the cinnabar mine on private property that we do for small or large groups with the permission of the man in charge at the villa de la mina.  You can also learn more about the mining in the area at the Terlingua Trading Post in the ghost town.  Or travel the river road east out to the Mariscal mine....
Great forum you have here!!! I like reading about each posters interests and what they do when they're in our area.
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Hi Jan Glad Your Back
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2006, 06:39:14 AM »
Glad your back Jan.
What about the Terlinqua Sinkhole?  Is there any public access?  Do the mine tours you mentioned actually go underground or are they all on the surface?   Seems like mine tours or tours of the Terlinqua Sinkhole would fit well with your rafting business since a lot of time there is not enough water or people don't want to raft anyway.   Plus the mine/sinkhole is already there so no big capital expenditures.   This type of business is a cash cow in Colorado but they have a lot more tourists period.... TWWG
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