Explorer’s Guide to Impact Craters
Barringer Crater Tour
- Getting to Barringer Crater
- Virtual Tour of Barringer Crater
- Barringer Tour: Visitor Center
- Barringer – Stop 1
- Barringer – Stop 2
- Barringer – Stop 3
- Barringer – Stop 4
- Barringer – Stop 5
- Barringer – Stop 6
- Barringer – Stop 7
- Barringer – Stop 8
- Barringer – Stop 9
- Barringer – Stop 10
- Barringer – Stop 11
- Barringer – Stop 12
- Barringer – Stop 13
- Barringer – Stop 14
- Barringer – Stop 15
- Barringer – Stop 16
- Barringer – Stop 17
Stop 9 at Barringer
Ruins from an old Silica Mine
Photo: G. Osinski, University of Western Ontario Location: Below the southwest corner outside the impact crater
Scale: Height of the structures is approximately 3-4 meters
Workers quarters of the mine
Photo: G. Osinski, University of Western Ontario Location: Below the southwest corner outside the impact crater
Scale: Height of the structure is approximately 3-4 meters
Ruins from the old silica mining operation
As we ascend back up to the rim, there is a lot of metal and woody debris on the ground. Some of this was left behind by the drilling operation at Barringer Crater in the 1900’s. However, most of what we see today, including the buildings still standing, are part of the old silica mine. In the left photo, the building to the left was a storage area where bags of silica were kept. The building on the right was the workers quarters. This mine wasn’t very successful and only operated for a few years during the 1940’s.