Techatticup Mine, is a former

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mine, now a tourist attraction. It is located at an elevation of , midway in

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History

The Techatticup Mine was the largest and most productive mine in the Colorado Mining District. The mining camps of Alturas and

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were located near this mine, midway down the canyon. Richard E. Lingenfelter, Steamboats on the Colorado River, 1852-1916, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1978
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Today

The mine has been cleaned up and illuminated, and guided tours can be taken through the mine. Much of the old mining equipment is still to be seen there. A highlight of the tour is where it passes through a spectacular example of

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, its long deep drift cut downward from the top through the mountain where its lode of ore was located.

References

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