Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
“The Matchless Mine is a historic mine located in Lake County, Colorado. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is part of the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum.”
Wikipedia article Matchless Mine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Lake County · listed in 2010 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Matchless Mine between 1993 and 2020, burning about 15 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake County | CABIN |
| 30 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | GOLF COURSE |
| 28 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | not named |
| 14 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Leadville / Lake County Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 13 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Leadville / Lake County Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 11 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Front Range District Office | ZION |
| 1 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | ZION SUMMIT |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 350 workings within 5 miles of Matchless Mine: 301 past producers, 24 occurrences, 23 producers, 2 plants. 25 still produce. What was taken out: Zinc, Manganese, Lead, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antioch Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Ball Mountain | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Ball Mtn. Property | Zinc, Lead, Copper | Producer | ||
| Ballard-President-Big Six | Iron, Silver, Bismuth | Producer | Replacement | |
| Black Cloud Mill | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold | Plant | ||
| Black Cloud Mine | Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | 1971 | |
| Chalk Mtn | Garnet | Producer | ||
| Columbia Tunnel | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Diamond Mine | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Elk & Grey Swan Group | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leadville, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 4 lightning, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1998 | Lightning | Leadville | 2 hurt, $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Lightning | Leadville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Lightning | Leadville | $3,000 | A lightning flash struck in the front yard of a house, traveled a wire fence to the front of the house, and onto the aluminum siding. A window was broken on the house, and two tires on a car were flattened. The solar energy system of the house was also damaged. |
| August 1999 | Lightning | Leadville | $1,000 | A lightning flash struck the U.S. Forest Service building, destroying the electrical box on the south side of the building. |
| August 2023 | Heavy Rain | Leadville | - | One point one inches fell in 20 minutes. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Leadville | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dexter Cabin | 1.0 miles | 1970 |
 | Healy House | 1.0 miles | 1970 |
 | Golden Burro Cafe and Lounge | 1.2 miles | 2023 |
 | Tabor Opera House | 1.2 miles | 1966 |
 | Leadville National Fish Hatchery | 6.8 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10001088 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lake County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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