Oldest Mine

Wyoming is declared the oldest mine on the American continent Red ocher was mined here 13,000 years ago

(ORDO NEWS) — An excavation ending in 2020 has confirmed the existence of an ancient mine in eastern Wyoming that was supposedly used by humans to produce red ocher 13,000 years ago! Now officially the oldest known mine of any kind in America, the findings are published in the May issue of the prestigious Proceedings…

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