Kimble's Hole Mine
Kimble's Hole Mine is a location in Barlow County in the Melisende Dulac Series.
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Located on the southwest foot of Shatter Hill in southern Barlow County. While active, it was primarily a source of copper, and some mercury. A small vein of silver with some gold and electrum was mined in 1905-1908, but no other gold or silver were ever found. The mine shut down in 1912, though in the 1970s a group processed the mine tailings for trace metals that had been economically impractical to extract with earlier technology.
A land swap in the 1970s resulted in the mine and its environs switching to private ownership. In 1993, Darby Wormwood bought the site. At present Kimble's Hole is home to a rock shop.