Calamine Mine
Calamine Mine is a quarry in San Miguel, Colorado and has an elevation of 9,452 feet. Calamine Mine is situated nearby to the power station Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, as well as near the village Ophir.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States of America
- Address: CO
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant.
Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant
Power station
Photo: Pechristener, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, constructed in 1890 near Ophir, Colorado, was one of the first commercial system to produce and transmit alternating current electricity for industrial use and one of the first AC hydro-electric plants ever constructed. Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Calamine Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ophir and Mountain Village.
Ophir
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ophir is a home rule municipality town governed by a general assembly and is located in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. It is located two miles from the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, the world's first hydroelectric plant to supply alternating current electricity for an industrial purpose. Ophir is situated 2½ miles east of Calamine Mine.
Mountain Village
Village
Photo: SkiVillage, CC BY 3.0.
Mountain Village is a home rule municipality in San Miguel County, southwestern Colorado. It is located just southwest of Telluride, Colorado in the San Juan Mountains. Mountain Village is situated 5 miles north of Calamine Mine.
Calamine Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Miguel, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.86027° or 37° 51′ 37″ northLongitude
-107.87868° or 107° 52′ 43″ westElevation
9,452 feet (2,881 metres)Open location code
859JV46C+4GOpenStreetMap ID
node 369177478OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Calamine Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Calamine Mine”
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