10 Industries in Colorado

Mining began in Colorado

Mar 16, 1858

The goods provided:gold, silver, coal, oil, natural gas, molybdenum, Uranium.
Impact of this industry is that it produces jobs and brought enough people came to Colorado to make it a state. It also produces fuel for nuclear reactor plants, cars and other locomotives.
Rescources needed: mine building material, mine tools, wood, fuel, money.

Sheep and Cattle

Apr 21, 1859

Goods: Meat from sheep and cattle, milk, wool.
Impact: More jobs ,coflicts, problems and blames against each other in this industry.
Rescources: horses, grass, hay, wood, grains, water source, branders,money and food.

beverages

Sep 28, 1859

Goods: wine, beer, spirit
Impact: Liquor for the thirsty people mining at the time and makes a good refreshing drink they sell at stores. It also creates jobs in the brewing industry.
rescources: brewing factory, water from a water source, brewing ingredients, fuel and money.

Manufacturing

Mar 28, 1902

Goods: electronics (computers etc.), cars, processed foods, fuel, steel, plastic, alloys.
Impact: More jobs amd rescources created and used and more technology for a betterand simpler life.
rescources: metal, factories, glass, silicon,packaging, money, fuel.

Minting

Jun 8, 1906

Goods: U.S. currency in the form of coins.
Impact: More jobs and coins in curculation and coins for collectors to collect.
Rescources: Metals, alloys of metal, money and fuel.

Smelting

Apr 8, 1908

Goods: steel,alloys ( tin,bronze,etc.)
Impact: More jobs and metal alloys for use and labor incidents such as strikes.
Rescources: raw metals, factory, mill, money, fuel.

Agriculture

Apr 7, 1920

Goods: pears, plums, peaches, cherries, corn, hay, grains, wheat, potatoes, lettuces, onions, cantaloupes, melon, beets, and squash.
Impact:More jobs in Colorado's agriculture sector, water tunnels created for irrigation and water depleted from rivers for irrigation.
rescources: irrigation material, farming tools, seeds or sapling, money,fuel.

tourism

Mar 28, 1931

Service: ski resorts, national and state parks, bodies of water for fishing/rafting.
Impact: More jobs and people come here to have fun and sightsee which brings money and jobs for Colorado.
Resources needed: Ski lifts, lodges and hotels, bodies of water for fishing/rafting, rods, baits, fuel, money, rafting material.

Norad/Air Force

Apr 8, 1957

Service:Training for Air Force cadets, knowledge if an attack is coming.
Impact: Jobs and knowledge to defend us from attack and an Air Force base to train Air Force cadets.
Rescources: radar, Air Force cadet training equipment and base, a foudation in the moutain, power scource, money.

Biofuels

Apr 8, 2006

Goods: algae biofuel.
Impact: More jobs and fuel created from algae so we do not need to use fossil fuel and reduced risk of product failure.
Rescources:algae, sunlight, algae collection tool, power scource, money.