Anglo Gold Gift To Expand Gold Mining Museum.GOLDEN, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 1999-- Gold mining, the economic activity which virtually created the State of Colorado and thrust it into international prominence, will have an expanded "state of the art" museum that will provide information -- historic and technical -- on gold mining. This was announced today by Jim Komadina, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Anglo Gold North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Anglo Gold is the parent company of Cripple Creek Cripple Creek, village (1990 pop. 584), alt. 9,375 ft (2,858 m), seat of Teller co., central Colo.; inc. 1892. Primarily a summer resort, it was once a gold-mining boomtown. and Victor Gold Mining Company, the operator of Colorado's largest gold mine located in the town of Victor. Komadina said Anglo Gold has donated $50,000 from the Anglo Gold Chairman's fund to be used in creating "a total building preservation, exhibit and business plan" for the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum. "We're looking to create an expanded museum with `state of the art', possibly interactive, exhibits." The museum, named after the famed radio broadcaster and journalist (Thomas got his start in journalism as a reporter in Victor) is housed in an 1899 building which was built immediately after a fire on August 21, 1899, which destroyed much of the then populous pop·u·lous adj. Containing many people or inhabitants; having a large population. [Middle English, from Latin popul gold mining community. The building is located at the corner of Third Street and Victor Avenue in Victor, Colorado Victor is a city in Teller County, Colorado, United States. The population was 445 at the 2000 census. Although in some respects Victor now almost resembles a ghost town, it was once, and indeed still remains, an active gold mining town. , known as "The City of Mines." The museum has 4,000 square feet of exhibit space depicting life in a gold mining community in the 1890's. It also has Lowell Thomas memorabilia and other exhibits. "Denver City Restoration, Inc., experts in historic preservation Historic preservation is the act of maintaining and repairing existing historic materials and the retention of a property's form as it has evolved over time. When considering the United States Department of Interior's interpretation: "Preservation calls for the existing form, , will be developing a plan for the museum and other grants will assist in determining the need for infrastructure improvements," said Komadina. He continued: "We are looking to expand the museum and improve the quality of exhibits. We believe the museum could be a major tourist attraction Noun 1. tourist attraction - a characteristic that attracts tourists attractive feature, magnet, attractor, attracter, attraction - a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" that will give the town of Victor an economic boost. In addition, we think it is very important to educate young people about the historic significance of gold mining and the current status of the industry. Our contribution of $50,000 is in the nature of `seed money'. We hope this will continue the entire improvement and expansion process." This is one of the many contributions Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Company and its parent company have made to the Victor community. Since 1995 the companies have contributed more than $600,000 to a variety of local educational and civic causes. |
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