The Ruby Mine near the headwaters of Lincoln Creek is one of 148 sites in Colorado where draining mines “likely impact water quality” and have no active water treatment, according to information ...

On the Hill is brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute. At the end of Lincoln Creek Road on Independence Pass, you’ll find the ruins of the old Ruby Mine.

Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series on the mining town of Ruby. Click here to read the first part. Walter S. Pfrimmer married Natalia Allison on April 18, 1928. The Pfrimmers raised ...

Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series on the mining town of Ruby. The Oro Blanco mining district 30 miles northwest of Nogales was first prospected by the Spanish for gold deposits. A ...