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• Doc Name: SAN LUIS PROJECT NEWS
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GOLD MINING IS ALWAYS A FASCINATING ATTRACTION
View of Gold Pour Will Highlight San Luis Project Tour
The public's fascination with gold
seems endless. Whatever the reason.
people want to see how its done wherever
gold is mined.
That is' good news for Costilla Coumy
where the San Luis Project is under wa}' at
the same time local groups and individuals
are pmnng sweat. cash and prayers into
making the area a cemer fur visitors:
artists, travelers and tourists alike.
When Battle Mountain Gold beeins
operations in about 12 months, the mine
will conduct guided tours of the San Luis
Project including a chance to watch gold
being poured. San Luis Project tours will
he a significant addition to the attractions
now available or being planned for the
public in and around San
Luis. r-
TOURISTS WANT
THINGS TO DO
In a recent study by the
Colorado Tourism Board.
lamilirs across the country
said they want lour features
place. The Vigil Gallery of fine ans is
planned to open in the spring. Summer
Arts Network '89 braueht together
students and practicing professional
artists, and visiting artists appeared in the
Carlos Beaubien Theatre.
In Fon Garland there is the State
Historical Museum. and nearby is Great
Sand Dunes National Monument, uwell-
known place to visit. The Sand Dune,
alone attracted 274,300 recreation visitors
in 1988.
These offerings will be complemented
by the presence of a working gold mini
offerine mine tours. Mine tours will add to
the image that there is lots to see and do in
and around San Luis.
spent on food, lodging, gasoline and
supplies. visits to attractions. and shopping
for ans and crate or souvenirs.
PROVEN ATTRACTIO\'S
Does a mine tour realls have tourist
appeal? Mine tours attract many visitors in
tourist areas in Colorado and elsewhere.
They have proven themselves to be unique
attractions.
For example Homestake offers
surface tours of its undereround and open
cu[ mines in Lead, South Dakota, in the
Black Hills. The -lomestake tour attracts
about 40,000 visitors a year.
Another min_ which afters tours is
Wharf Resources' Annie Creek mine, a
surface mine and process-
TOURISTS TAKING GOLD MINE TOURS
Homestake Mine Lead, SD 40,000 Visitors a Year
Annie Creek Mine Lead, SD 2,000 Visitors a Year
from a "touring vacation" -
a unique culture and different ways of tile.
secenery, good food and accommodations.
and lots to see and do.
Costilla County and San Luis are
strong on the first two lectures and the
community is working hard to offer more
restaurants and places to stay. and
especially more Things to see and do.
Things are falling into place Fur'San
Luis :rod Costilla Coumy because of a lot
o(hard work, dedication and faith in the
future of the community. There is the San
Luis Cultural Center and Museum and the
Visitor Center. The crouo of Our Lady ul'
Guadalupe opened in September and the
Stations of the Cross Shrine will open in
the summer.
The San Luis Cuhural Center and
Museum and the Visitors Center arc in
Tourists have man}' different taste.
and interests, and they quickly "consume"
the auractiuro and activities that appeal tip
them. It takes both numbers and variety
for a place to have a "critical mass" of
tourism resources.
Different people arc attracted to a
place for differem reasons. When a place
is known for h:n'mc lots to see and do. it
attracts attrmiun from the whole range of
the tourist market and increases its
chances ul being part of tourist vacation
plans.
Ravine more to utter also adds value
to a tourist visit by makine it lancer. A
travel slop grows Into a vacation sea}', end
a snq' mac Brow from one day to two or
more. The loneer the stay the more is
i ig facility also m the
Eslack Hills. Wharf tried
cut the idea of inviting in
~ isitors by offering a tour
as pan of a one-day
Wining festival. When
t,ey had to tom people
away, they decided to
Hake tours a regular
feature. In both I')88 and 1989. the Tour of
Wharf Resources' mine anracted about
2.000 visitors.
As we desist and build our facilities,
Battle Mountain is planning a feature
which should make a tour ul the San Luis
Project especiall} appealine. We are
designing the refinery to include a window
through which v'i~.itors can watch gold
being poured.
We also plan to make small gold ore
samples available w visitor utier the tour
of the mine and processing facilities.
San Luis Project Olncacu~ teuo.
Itattlc Mountain (:old Company 1Qlrs".,~^
P.O. Buy 3111 J-mer ~a,.i•'~i
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