Sound Democrat Mill and Mine and Silver Queen Mine
San Juan County
The Sound Democrat Mill and Mine and Silver Queen Mine are a representative moderate-scale industrial mining and milling complex from Colorado’s period of hard-rock mining. In 1894 mining began at the Silver Queen, followed by the Sound Democrat in 1898.
Sound Democrat Mill and Mine and Silver Queen Mine
The Sound Democrat Mill was constructed in 1905 and served both mines by aerial tramway, which were in turn connected to each other by surface tramway. Productive mining and mill operations ceased in 1910. The complex meets the registration requirements of both the Historic Mining Resources of San Juan County and Mining Industry in Colorado Multiple Property Documentation Forms.