Perhaps Silverton’s dormant mines wait only for another rise in metal prices to swing back into another boom cycle. Sadly, however, many of the big blocks of mining claims once owned by mining companies are now being piecemealed off and sold for cabin sites. So, it appears, San Juans’ last big boom most likely will be in real estate.
But wait! Looks like another minng boom is about to happen? Silverton and the San Juans are once again experiencing a resurgance of the mining industry now that the price of base metals is climbing—this time to meet demands in China and other growing companies. So, who knows, maybe all that realestate development will just have to wait.
Lightning cracks the blackened sky,
Hear the thunder chariot ride
All brave men with hearts of war
Ride the path of mighty Thor