Caribou is an extinct silver mining town located near Nederland in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.

He eventually followed the gold up Coon Trail Creek, and discovered the first silver vein in what later became the Caribou district.

The Caribou mine was sold for $3 million in 1871 to Dutch investors, but the new owners found that the best ore had already been removed.

[7] After he got his geology degree, he acquired the old Cross mine in 1973, and began shipping silver concentrate in 1977.

[8] Hendricks, through Calais Resources, started exploring for gold instead of silver, but business conflicts resulting in lawsuits, specifically with former Colorado senator Tom Wiens have delayed attempts at gold mining.