Holden Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum

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40180 Highway 82
Aspen, CO 81611
In 1891, the Holden Lixiviation Mill sprawled over 22 acres at the edge of Aspen, boasting state-of-the-art technology and industrial design. Just 14 months after the new plant opened, Congress demonetized silver and the mill went bankrupt. Mike Marolt purchased the property for a dollar in 1940 as a family ranch. This site is unique. It tells the stories of both Aspen’s mining and ranching heritage.

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4.02 reviews
M W.
7/17/2021

It's a small museum but a lot of information, and it was fun to see a big machine used for silver mining. (The museum staff demonstrated a couple of machines inside of the museum!) We stopped by...

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Domagoj P.
12/27/2015

A nice little museum of history detailing Aspens booming silver mining period. When I say small I mean small, as it consists of a single small building and a few exhibits scattered around it, the...

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