Rocky Mt. chapter members spent the better part of a September Saturday “exploring” a large historic lead and silver mine dating to the late 19th century in the hills above Boulder. The White Raven Mine, owned by Club member Markus Raschke, a physics professor at the University of Colorado-Boulder, has been part of the Captain Jack mine/mill superfund cleanup and remediation project.
Markus purchased the property to protect it from development. Temperature outside was in the 80’s degrees F., inside was a cool mid-50s degrees F. The group trekked over 400 feet inside a hillside, at one point experiencing complete darkness. Nonetheless, we saw signs of pack rat nests built in the dark. The mine tour followed an outstanding picnic at the mountain home of member Andrew McKenna and his wife Jacquie.