Victor Gem & Mineral Show
The fifth annual Gem & Mineral Show sponsored by the Southern Teller County Focus Group (STCFG) in Victor, Colorado will be held June 16-18.. The event will be held in downtown historic Victor and is open and free to the public.
The show will include vendors from across the state selling Colorado dug minerals, as well as New Mexico vendors. Items for sale will include polished gems, hand-crafted jewelry, rough slabs, specimens, cabochons, Cripple Creek & Victor Mining District gold ore specimens, Burtis Blue Cripple Creek turquoise, and more. There will also be gold and gem panning at the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum. Show hours are from 9 to 5 each day.
This year geologists from the Bureau of Land Management, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, and Newmont Mining Corporation will make a presentation on the geology of the region. This free presentation will be held Saturday, June 17 at 1 p.m. at the Victor Elks Lodge. Learn about volcanoes, gold mining, fossils, dinosaurs, and more.