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Colorado's Mineral Belt

Join us in a brief investigation into Colorado’s mineral endowment and its heyday of extraction. This presentation by Peg Williams will focus on the origin, geographic extent and characteristics of the Colorado Mineral Belt, which hosts Colorado’s wealth of gold and silver resources. The discoveries of precious metals and the evolving methods of mining and processing the valuable ores are the stories that drove the early development and settlement of the Centennial State. It was a rough, wild, and highly innovative time. Today, the legacy of the early mining days—both positive and negative—continues to impact Colorado residents, and the gold and silver mining remain contributors to the state’s economy. About The Presenter: Originally from the East, Peg Williams moved to Colorado in 1981. Williams is a professional geologist, and has worked the past 26 years in the publishing business. She has a long-time interest in the earth and its processes. She and her husband Ron publish a line of guidebooks for Colorado ghost towns, which they enjoy visiting and documenting. She holds a geology degree from the University of Rhode Island, a master’s degree in energy resources from the University of Pittsburgh, and a master’s in technical communication from the University of Colorado.