Mineral County, CO tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •Mineral County is one of Colorado's smallest counties by population, and the 2025 delinquent tax lien list carried only 11 parcels, so inventory is limited and competition at the courthouse is usually light.
• •Tax notices are mailed in the third week of January. Taxes are payable in one lump sum due April 30 or in two equal installments due February 28 and June 15, with interest of 1 percent per month after a missed deadline.
• •Delinquent notices go out the first week of July, and unpaid balances as of September 30 are advertised at the taxpayer's cost.
• •The county seat and the auction venue are the same address as the Treasurer's office, the Mineral County Court House at 1201 North Main St. in Creede.
• •The Treasurer's office is open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to noon and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, and Friday from 8:00 AM to noon, so call well ahead of the November sale.
• •The Treasurer's page also links an online property tax information lookup and a separate Treasurer's Deed page with an application form and active deed notices, useful for tracking certificates that reach the deed stage.

Colorado rules

Max interest rate

14% per year, set by statute (bidding is on price)Colorado Division of Banking - Interest Rates set by the Bank Commissioner (rate set under C.R.S. 39-12-103)Verified Jul 29, 2026

Minimum return

No statutory minimum return; what you earn is set by the price at the saleC.R.S. 39-12-103 - Redemption made, interestC.R.S. 39-12-103Verified Jul 29, 2026

Redemption

Redemption may be made at any time before a treasurer's deed is executed, so the practical window runs well past the three-year mark and through the Article 11.5 auction process. The treasurer must hold that public auction between 110 and 125 calendar days after the known interested party notice is first published or mailed, which gives owners and junior lienors a further defined period to pay. A separate rule lets an owner who was under a legal disability when the deed was executed redeem within nine years of the deed being recorded, at 15 percent per year plus the present value of any improvements.C.R.S. 39-12-103 - Redemption made, interestC.R.S. 39-12-103Verified Jul 29, 2026

Deed deposit

The treasurer may require the applying lawful holder to post a deposit covering the recording fee plus the actual and reasonable cost of administering the auction, and all Article 11.5 fees and costs are chargeable as additional amounts owing under the tax lien. For bidders, the treasurer accepts cash, cashier's check, bank check, or electronic funds transfer subject to the treasurer's bidding rules. The statute sets no fixed bidder deposit percentage, so the deposit terms come from county bidding rules.C.R.S. 39-11.5-102 - Application for public auctionC.R.S. 39-11.5-102Verified Jul 29, 2026

Surplus proceeds

Any overbid goes first to junior lienors in order of recording priority, measured as of the recording date of the application for public auction, who filed a notice of intent to redeem and whose liens are unredeemed, up to each lien's unpaid amount plus fees and costs. Whatever remains is paid to the property owner. The treasurer must post a public notice about these funds and mail the owner a notice within thirty calendar days of the auction. Unclaimed remaining overbids sit in escrow for six months without interest, then transfer to the state administrator under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. An agreement to pay someone to recover an owner's overbid is unenforceable, and inducing one is a class 2 misdemeanor.C.R.S. 39-11.5-109 - Treatment of an overbidC.R.S. 39-11.5-109Verified Jul 29, 2026

Governing statute

C.R.S. Title 39, Article 11C.R.S. 39-11-115 - To whom tax lien shall be soldC.R.S. 39-11-115Verified Jul 29, 2026

A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.

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