Custer County Colorado

Custer County ranks seventh among Colorado's gold producing counties. It produced 107,300 ounces between 1872 and 1959, mostly as a by product of silver mining.

Silver Cliff

Northeast of Silver Cliff to the old camps of Ilse and Spaulding, on Route 143 about 16 miles southwest of Florence in Fremont County, there were several old mines that produced lode gold as a by product of silver mining.

Westcliffe

Southeast of Westcliffe 7 miles is the Rosita Hills district in the low west foothills of the Wet Mountains. It had a total production of 84,660 ounces of gold between 1870 and 1959. Most of the area mines and dumps still have gold showings. The Bassick Mine was the Major producer in this district.