GENERAL ADMISSION RATES: $15 for Adults, - - - $10 for age 12 and under, - - - age 2 and under are FREE   DISCOUNT RATES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PRESCHEDULED GROUPS   OF 25 OR MORE   RESERVATION ARE ONLY VALID IF PRE-PAYMENT IS RECEIVED ( IN FULL) 14 DAYS PRIOR TO THE REQUESTED DATE.   CLICK - - - School - - - FOR SCHOOL GROUP RATES AND RESERVATION FORM CLICK - - - Group - - - FOR GROUP RATES AND RESERVATION FORM.   THE MOLLIE KATHLEEN GOLD MINE TOUR IS LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF OVER 30 PIKES PEAK AREA ATTRACTIONS. The Mine Site is geologically situated on the SouthWest face of Pikes Peak halfway between Colorado Springs and the Royal Gorge. We are located 1 mile North of Cripple Creek, CO on U.S. Highway 67 within minutes of: Pikes Peak Heritage Center Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gage Railway Cripple Creek District Museum Cripple Creek Melodrama Over 15 limited stakes gaming casinos American Eagles overlook Numerous hiking trails Historic town of Victor   See map page   THE MOLLIE KATHLEEN GOLD MINE IS PERCHED AT 10,000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL   Climate is of dry high altitude. Meaning when it’s sunny it is mild, when its cloudy it’s cool. This is true year around.   The Cripple Creek area averages 340 days of sunny weather with average temperatures 10 to 15 degrees cooler than Colorado Springs and 15 to 20 degrees cooler than Canon City. Making Cripple Creek, Colorado the BEST PLACE TO BE ON A HOT SUMMER DAY !   FROM - - - WOODLAND PARK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center   TRAVEL TIME is about 25 minutes.   FROM - - -  MANITOU SPRING / OLD COLORADO CITY -------------------------------------------- Pikes Peak Garden Of The Gods Manitou Cliff Dwellings Cog Railway Cave of the Winds North Pole TRAVEL TIME is about 45 minutes.   FROM - - - COLORADO SPRINGS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Broadmoor Seven Falls Van Briggle Art Pottery Ghost Town Museum United States Air Force Academy Flying W Ranch Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame Western Museum of Mining and Industry TRAVEL TIME is about 1 hour.   FROM - - - CANON CITY---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Royal Gorge Bridge Buckskin Joe Frontier Town & Railway Royal Gorge Route Railway Arkansas White Water River Rafting   TRAVEL TIME is about 60 minutes.   FOR BEST INFO ON HOURS OPEN: Please visit the - - - Schedule - - - section of this web site.   RESERVATIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR GENERAL ADMISSION Reservations are recommended for for groups of 25 or more. Discounts are only available with pre-payment. We welcome any group size to arrive unannounced. We will do our best to accommodate your needs in a timely manner,   UNDERGROUND TEMPERATURE IS 48-50 DEGREES F (10 DEGREES C) YEAR AROUND      Mine tours last about 1 hour    YES- Tour guides are very knowledgeable miners well versed in hard rock gold mining and the history of the Cripple Creek Gold Camp.   MOLLIE KATHLEEN GORTNER Mollie Kathleen Gortner discovered her mine in 1891. For details, please link to the - - - Mollies Story - - - section of this web site.   YES - - - The mine is as-real-as-it-gets. The Mollie Kathleen is documented by The National Geological Survey as a gold production mine. YES - - - Visitors to the Mollie Kathleen view several exposed gold veins in their natural state.   During the tour, each ticket holder receives a FREE ore specimen from the Mollie Kathleen that contains real gold.          A LOCAL, BORN AND RAISED, RESIDENT OF THE CRIPPLE CREEK MINING DISTRICT (NOW IN HER 70’S) BEST DESCRIBED HER IMPRESSION OF THE MOLLIE KATHLEEN MINE TOUR THIS WAY - - - -         “ Growing up here, my entire family, including my husband         and his family, all made their living in the mines of Cripple         Creek. My husband even worked in the Mollie. I never         really understood what he went through or what mining         was all about until I took the tour of the Mollie Kathleen.         It was a wonderful experience.”   For a detailed tour description, link to the - - - Tour - - - section of this web site.   MAN-SKIP ELEVATOR- - - Entering the mine is comparable to riding an elevator in the Empire State Building - - - (roughly 100 stories) or if you have stood on the Royal Gorge Bridge, you have looked down about 1,000 feet from the bridge deck to the Arkansas River below.   The distinct difference between a traditional elevator ride and a man-skip shaft ride, would be that, as you travel the shaft you can see through the cage walls of the man-skip to see the shaft timbers, landings, and ladders located between various mine levels. The shaft ride itself takes two minutes at a speed of 500 feet per minute (roughly 5 mph). This may sound fast, however, many modern-day elevators travel up to 23 mph.   YES - - - Both the shaft and tour areas are well lit.    YES - - - Once you arrive on the tour level, your group will depart the man-skip and advance on a, flat and level slow walking pace, between displays. NO - - - Halfway through the tour, visitors board a Tram-air locomotive, and ride about 1/4 of the tour distance. They then depart the train and continue on foot, until they load the man-skip and are hoisted to the surface.   JACKETS AND STATE REQUIRED HARDHATS ARE PROVIDED. Good walking shoes are suggested . NO - - - The mine is not claustrophobic. In order to  mine underground, one must haul equipment in and gold out. Therefore, a hard rock mine is made to work in, not crawl through.     YES - - - Hand held cameras are allowed, but in an attempt to save space on the elevator, camera equipment and large camera bags are not allowed on the tour. NO - - - Due to limited space strollers are not allowed underground. For safety reasons, only front-mounted baby packs can be used for carrying infants. NO - - - The Mollie Kathleen is a real gold mine and is not ADA accessible, therefore, these items are not allowed underground. Wheel chairs  Walkers Crutches     NO PETS ALLOWED UNDERGROUND. If you bring pets on the mine property they must be on a leash or contained. NO - - - All restrooms are located on the surface of the mining property. NO - - - Due to limited space on the man-skip elevator, backpacks, and any other large items are not allowed underground. school.htmlgroups.htmlmaps.htmlSchedule.htmlmollie.htmltour1.htmlshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3shapeimage_1_link_4shapeimage_1_link_5

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