Ed Raines

ED RAINES is a consulting geologist, mineralogist, and mining historian who has written numerous papers on the mining history, geology, and mineralogy of various mining districts and mineral deposits.

Raines has three times been recognized by the Friends of Mineralogy for Author of the Year’s Outstanding Paper in the journal Rocks and Minerals. He served as consulting Collections Manager for the Geology Museum at the Colorado School of Mines and served on the Boulder County Historic Preservation Advisory Board for nine years, chairing the board for two years.

When not writing, Raines coordinates conferences for the Mining History Association, leading field trips and presenting papers at Leadville, Creede, and Gold Hill. In 2000 he received an award for his historic preservation work at Leadville.

Ed Raines’s books are published by Turner Publishing.

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