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Top: Upper Site. Bottom: Lower Site. Edgar Experimental Mine Improvement Study (Bennett Wagner Grody), 2015 The Plan

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The Edgar Experimental Mine located in Idaho Springs is a unique research

and outreach facility. The buildings and infrastructure on the site are

EDGAR EXPERIMENTAL MINE BUILDINGS

substandard and restrict the effectiveness of its intended functions. The mine has received a grant to improve the infrastructure, including the road and utilities as well as design of a new classroom building and dry building. Improvements could include two new structures. A new lower site building, approximately 14,000 GSF, could be community-oriented and include interpretation facilities including a classroom and event spa
ces. operations, site improvement opportunities are limited.

offi Necessary precedent projects: None

THE NEED THE PROJECT researcher and staff Enabled projects: None THE SITE