[3] As an important mining camp in Mexico, La Colorada boasted a population that topped 5,604 in 1895.
[4] Other small towns located within the municipality include Tecorípa, Cobachi, Estación Torres, and San José de Pimas.
[citation needed] Main economic activities in La Colorada is Mining.
Mina La Colorada is the main company which extracts from earth Gold, Copper and Zinc.
Another mine nearby La Colorada extracts graphite to be used for domestic and industrial purposes.