Burlington Mine

Burlington Mine, Jamestown, Boulder County, Colorado

The Burlington Mine was a fluorspar (fluorite, CaF₂) mine that operated from 1920 to 1973.  Around the time of the mine closure, collapse of the upper stopes resulted in subsidence pits at the surface.  Acidic water is overflowing from one of the pits into nearby Balarat Gulch.

Team

Michael Chandler, Fine Arts, M.F.A. candidate
Richard Comstock, Environ Engineering, B.S. candidate
Joshua Johnson, Geography, B.S. candidate
Brian Lee, EPO Biology/Business, B.A. candidate
Elizabeth Russell, Geography, M.A. candidate
Carolyn Wagner, Economics, B.A. candidate

Reports

Site Characterization I 
Site Characterization II
Design Alternatives

Presentations

Site Characterization
Design Alternatives
Final Design

Resources

No online resources available.

Directions

From Boulder, take 28th Street or Broadway north.  Broadway merges into Rt. 36 and 28th Street turns into Rt. 36.  Continue north on Rt. 36 toward Lyons.  About 4-5 miles north of Boulder, turn left (west) onto Lefthand Canyon Drive toward Ward and Jamestown.  About 5 miles up Lefthand Canyon Drive, bear right toward Jamestown on James Canyon Drive.  Drive through Jamestown and follow the directions on the map at right.  The Burlington Mine can be reached on paved roads.

Map: Jamestown to the Burlington Mine