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Montezuma County at a glance
- State
- Colorado
- County seat
- Cortez
- Population
- 25,849
- Area
- 2,040 sq mi
- Founded
- 1889
- Cities and towns
- 7
Montezuma County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Montezuma County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in the unincorporated areas of Montezuma County.
Police Departments. Montezuma County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Montezuma County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments in Cortez, Dolores, and Mancos.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Montezuma County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 730 E. Driscoll Street in Cortez, Colorado 81321, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Montezuma County. Municipal law enforcement is provided by the Cortez Police Department serving the City of Cortez, located at 608 N. Park Street, and the Dolores Marshal's Office serving the Town of Dolores. Arrest records in Montezuma County are considered public records under the Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act (C.R.S. § 24-72-301 et seq.) and the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA), C.R.S. § 24-72-201 et seq.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Montezuma County are maintained by Montezuma County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly, adhering to the procedures outlined under the Colorado Open Records Act.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Montezuma County are taken and retained by Montezuma County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office website or by request.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Montezuma County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Montezuma County
- Old mine sites
- 113
- Sites with no status in the records
- 10
- Still producing
- 10
- Main minerals
- Gold; construction sand and gravel; Uranium
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 77
- Shafts and tunnels
- 18
- What they are
- gravel pit, adit, prospect pit, mine shaft
- Maps surveyed
- 1960 to 1994
- Records behind them
- 222 records for 210 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 133 named mine sites inside the county, 113 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 77 holes drawn inside the county, 18 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Gold; construction sand and gravel; Uranium.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Colorado's cover is a protection program run by DRMS, not an insurance policy sold by insurers.
Colorado mine map and abandoned mine records
- DRMS Data: electronic documents and mining activity mapThe Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety document system (Laserfiche WebLink) with non confidential coal, minerals and prospecting permit files and the Historical Mining Books, plus the DRMS map viewer at https://maps.dnrgis.state.co.us/drms/Index.html?viewer=drms; records for sites released before 2002 are at the Colorado State Archives.
- DRMS Inactive Mine Reclamation ProgramThe program that safeguards abandoned openings (over 10,500 since 1980), abates coal mine subsidence and fights coal fires; subsidence emergency line 1-800-44MINES or 303-866-3567 on the MSPP page.
- Colorado Geological Survey, Ground SubsidenceThe survey's hazard page on subsidence over abandoned mine workings, collapsing soils and karst, with its publications on coal mine subsidence in Boulder, Weld and other counties.
- DRMS Mine Subsidence Protection Program (MSPP)A state program set up with a $3 million federal grant to pay for damage to Colorado homes from coal mine subsidence; information at 1-800-44MINES or Deb.Zack@state.co.us.
Named workings recorded in Montezuma County (119 shown, 66 unnamed on the map)
- Gold Dollar MineGold | Rampart Hills map, 1963
- Mesa Verde MineMine Shaft | Wetherill Mesa map, 1966
- MineAdit | Dolores East map, 1965
- MineAdit | La Plata map, 1963
- MineAdit | Dolores East map, 1965
- MineAdit | La Plata map, 1963
- MineAdit | Rampart Hills map, 1963
- MineAdit | La Plata map, 1963
- MineAdit | Battle Rock map, 1979
- Red Arrow MineAdit | Rampart Hills map, 1963
- Todd MineOpen Pit Mine | Cortez map, 1965
- Mcelmo Creek AreaCarbon Dioxide, Natural Gas, Petroleum (Oil) | Producer | Surface and underground
- UnkClay | Prospect
- UnkClay | Prospect
- Dolores MineCoal | Past Producer
- Brown Bear MineCopper | Prospect | Underground
- Dixie Queen MineCopper | Past Producer
- Missouri Girl MineCopper | Past Producer
- Ute Creek Dike ProspectsCopper | Occurrence
- Battle Rock MineCopper, Silver | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Little Maude MineCopper; Clay | Unknown | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Barr-MenefeeGold | Past Producer
- Bed Rock PlacerGold | Past Producer
- Belle PlacerGold | Past Producer
- Black Hawk No. 1Gold | Past Producer
- Champion MillGold | Past Producer
- Dolores River PlacerGold | Past Producer
- Dolores River PlacersGold | Past Producer
- DoyleGold | Past Producer
- East Mancos PropertiesGold | Past Producer
- East Mancos River PlacersGold | Past Producer
- East Mancos River PlacersGold | Past Producer
- East Mancos River PlacersGold | Past Producer
- East Mancos River PlacersGold | Past Producer
- Echo BasinGold | Past Producer
- Euclid MineGold | Occurrence
- Fall CreekGold | Past Producer
- Georgia GirlGold | Past Producer
- Golconda PlacerGold | Past Producer
- Golconda, Hesperus, Senate?Gold | Past Producer
- Gold Run TunnelGold | Past Producer
- Goldorada ClaimsGold | Prospect
- Idaho & May Day GroupGold | Past Producer
- Kebler, GolcondaGold | Past Producer
- KimballGold | Past Producer
- Lady StaffordGold | Past Producer
- Mancos Canyon Gold, Inc.Gold | Past Producer
- Mancos ClaimsGold | Prospect
- Mancos Consolidated Gold MinesGold | Past Producer
- Mancos ViewGold | Past Producer
- Peerless MineGold | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Red Arrow ExtensionGold | Past Producer
- Rowena TunnelGold | Past Producer
- Rush BasinGold | Past Producer
- Silver FallsGold | Past Producer
- Stafford ClaimsGold | Prospect
- TimberlineGold | Past Producer
- Tula MayGold | Past Producer
- UnkGold | Prospect
- UnkGold | Prospect
- UnkGold | Prospect
- UnkGold | Prospect
- UnkGold | Prospect
- UnkGold | Prospect
- UnkGold | Prospect
- Vulcan PlacerGold | Past Producer
- West Mancos River PlacersGold | Past Producer
- West Mancos River PlacersGold | Past Producer
- BillingsGold, Silver | Prospect | 2 records for this one site
- Bluebell ClaimsGold, Silver | Occurrence
- Century MineGold, Silver | Past Producer
- Florence W. MineGold, Silver | Past Producer | Underground
- Kentucky MineGold, Silver | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- UnkGold; Iron | Prospect | 2 records for this one site
- Rush Basin Bog IronIron | Past Producer
- Rush Basin Bog Limonite DepositIron | Occurrence
- Thunder MineLead, Zinc; Gold | Past Producer | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Towaoc PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect
- UnkSand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect
- Bell Hamilton MineSilver, Copper | Prospect | Underground
- Red Arrow Mine and MillSilver, Gold | Past Producer
- Silver Nugget, Lions DenSilver, Gold, Lead | Occurrence
- Mesa Verde QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer
- Shiprock GroupTitanium | Prospect
- Canon 7Uranium | Past Producer
- Cliff HouseUranium | Prospect
- Cliff House #2Uranium | Prospect
- Cliff House #4Uranium | Prospect
- Cliff House GroupUranium | Prospect
- Karla KayUranium | Past Producer
- Three StatesUranium | Prospect
- Three States Natural Gas Company ProspectUranium | Occurrence
- UnkUranium | Occurrence
- Mancos River Black Sand DepositUranium, Thorium, Zirconium, Titanium, Metal | Occurrence
- Cb ClaimsUranium, Vanadium | Past Producer
- Cliff House GroupUranium, Vanadium | Occurrence
- Coffin's ProspectUranium, Vanadium | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Karla Kay MineUranium, Vanadium, Manganese | Past Producer | Underground
- Charlene ProspectPast Producer | Underground
- Semanda Mining PropertyProspect
- UnkProspect
Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Montezuma County, Colorado?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Montezuma County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Montezuma County. Ask that agency for its record. Under C.R.S. 24-72-305.5, it is unlawful to obtain a booking photograph knowing it will be posted on a website or in a publication that charges a fee to remove it; anyone requesting booking photos from a custodian must sign a statement that they will not be used that way.
How do I get a criminal background check in Montezuma County, Colorado?
The Colorado criminal history record comes from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Biometric Identification and Records Unit. Name and date of birth search online through the Internet Criminal History Check (ICHC), or a request by name or by fingerprints to the CBI for a notarized copy. Fee: $6.00 for each online Internet Criminal History Check (ICHC) search; $13.00 for a name based request by mail.
How can I look up sex offenders in Montezuma County, Colorado?
Search the Colorado Sex Offender Registry (CBI), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
How do I register to vote in Montezuma County, Colorado?
Register with the county clerk and recorder or through the Colorado Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Voters may register through Election Day; to get a ballot by mail, register online or by mail through the 8th day before Election Day, then in person at a voter service and polling center.
How do I look up property records in Montezuma County, Colorado?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Montezuma County are kept by the Montezuma County clerk and recorder. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Montezuma County, Colorado?
Certified birth and death certificates for Colorado come from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics. Birth and death certificates are also issued at the nearest Local Vital Records office, at the same fees. Online through GoCertificates or VitalChek as linked by the office, by mail to the address printed on the state application, or in person by appointment at the state office or at a Local Vital Records office. Fee: $25 for the first certified copy of a birth or death certificate; $20 for each additional copy ordered at the same time (fee schedule effective 1/1/2026).
How do I find business license records in Montezuma County, Colorado?
Business entity filings are searched with the Colorado Secretary of State. Some business licenses come from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies; other licenses are issued through local city or county offices.
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