Denver Mining ClubMeeting for lunch since 1891
Come to lunch

Every Monday · 11:30 a.m. · Sheridan, Colorado

Come for lunch. Stay for the mining stories.

Since 1891, geologists, engineers, prospectors, students and the simply curious have met over lunch to hear one good talk about mining. No dues, no RSVP, and visitors are always welcome.

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April 27, 2026 · Nolan Cox and the Colorado School of Mines Mining Competition Teams

One good talk

A different speaker every week, from lithium waste to dinosaur digs. Questions are welcome.

A real lunch

Buy your own buffet lunch at the Miners’ reduced price. Teachers eat free.

No strings

No dues, ever, and no RSVP. Put a buck in the gold pan if you like.

Plan your first visit

Just show up hungry on a Monday

There is nothing to join beforehand. Here is what a first lunch looks like.

When
Every Monday, 11:30 a.m. to about 1:00 p.m. No meeting on federal holidays.
Where
Golden Corral Buffet & Grill, 3677 South Santa Fe Drive, Sheridan, CO 80110. Southwest side, at Santa Fe Dr. and Hampden Ave.
Cost
Buy your own buffet lunch. Tell the cashier you are with the Miners for a reduced price. Teachers eat free.
RSVP
Not needed. Visitors are always welcome.
  1. Ask for the Miners discount at the registerTell the cashier you are with the Denver Mining Club for the reduced buffet price. Teachers eat free.
  2. Find the group and grab a seatTables fill with regulars, students and first-timers. Introduce yourself; someone will ask what you dig.
  3. Hear the talk over lunchOne speaker, one topic, from lithium brines to the mineral deposits of Ukraine. Questions are welcome.
  4. Put a buck or more in the gold panIt covers the speaker’s lunch and funds the club’s giving to mining museums and teacher scholarships.
  5. Get voted inGuests stand and introduce themselves, and the members present vote them in. You leave with a gilded certificate bearing a prospector and burro.
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Talks

Every talk, upcoming and past, in one place

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Faces from the Monday table

Each talk keeps its speaker’s photo, so you can see who spoke. Recent talks first, with more in the photo archive.

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For the curious

Come to lunch

Any Monday at 11:30. No sign-up, no dues. Teachers eat free.

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For students

Meet the industry

Studying geology, mining or engineering? Come hear working professionals and ask them anything.

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For speakers

Give a talk

Have a story from your specialty? Tell it to the club. We buy your lunch.

Offer a talk

Far-flung members

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About the club

Still going strong after 135 years

The club grew out of informal lunches after the Mining Exchange Building opened on November 18, 1891. Members met every Wednesday at the Denver Dry Goods Tearoom until 1975, and have met weekly in various dining establishments since. In 1959 it was incorporated as the Denver Mining Club, Ltd., strictly a luncheon club.

During the Depression, the International Order of Ragged Ass Miners came to life. Today members consider it to be a synonym for the Denver Mining Club. No membership fee or dues are ever collected. Read the full history.

Even if you’re sitting on a gold mine, you still have to dig.Anonymous, from the club’s history page

Where the gold pan goes

  • National Mining Hall of Fame & MuseumLeadville
  • Western Museum of Mining & IndustryColorado Springs
  • Colorado School of Mines Geology MuseumGolden
  • Minerals Education CoalitionEducation
  • All About Mining teacher scholarshipsColorado School of Mines

Officers

  • Suellen BarnhardPresident & Chairman
  • Peter BojtosVice President
  • Dick BeachSecretary
  • John GooginsTreasurer
  • Ed CrabtreeProgram Chair
  • Matthew GonzalesWeb Master
  • Beth SimmonsHistorian

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