Educational Resources:

http://www.mii.org/
http://www.growingyourfuture.com
http://www.copper.org/education/c-facts/homepage.html
http://www.geology.com

Federal Mineral Resources:

http://minerals.usgs.gov/index.html
http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2006/1289/c1289.pdf
http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mcs/2012/mcs2012.pdf
http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_Programs/minerals/locatable/mining_faqs.html
http://minerals.usgs.gov/west/morefun.htm

Federal Regulations Regarding Mining Operations:

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2009-title43-vol2/xml/CFR-2009-title43-vol2-part3800-toc-id3094.xml
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2009-title43-vol2/xml/CFR-2009-title43-vol2-part3710-subpart3715.xml
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2009-title43-vol2/xml/CFR-2009-title43-vol2-part3830-subpartC.xml

State Mineral Resources:

http://mining.state.co.us/Rules%20and%20Regs.htm
http://geosurvey.state.co.us/Pages/CGSHome.aspx

Images:

http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of00-144/of00-144.pdf
http://www.presentingdenverhomes.com/dgh/copperrenown.html
http://wwwsummitbrick.com