Mineral County, CO tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Mineral County, seat of Creede: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
Verified Jul 30, 2026 against official county and state sources.
New here? Read how Colorado tax sales work, the difference between a lien and a deed, and redemption periods.
How Mineral County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Mineral County Treasurer
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Annual tax lien sale in November. The Treasurer's page states: "Unpaid amounts at the time of the annual tax lien sale in November will be subject to that sale." The county's published notice headlines its delinquent list "2025 SALE DATE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25", and the notice body sets the auction start at 10:00 a.m.
- Next expected
- by the second Monday in December, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
- Sale list
- Mineral County Tax Lien List
Registration and deposit
The Treasurer publishes no online bidder registration and no auction platform account. Because the sale is a live public auction at the courthouse, plan to attend in person and contact the Treasurer's office at (719) 658-2325 ahead of the sale date to confirm bidder requirements, paperwork, and funds accepted.
Mineral County runs a live, in person tax lien auction. The county's own public notice reads that the Treasurer will "offer at public auction at the Mineral County Court House, 1201 North Main St. Creede, Colorado ... commencing at the hour of 10:00 a.m." No online auction platform appears anywhere on the Treasurer's pages, so no platform account is confirmed for this county; verify with the office before assuming remote bidding is possible. The Treasurer's page states that unpaid balances as of September 30 are advertised in the local newspaper at the taxpayer's cost, and the 2025 notice was published on October 22, October 29, November 5, and November 12, 2025. Redemption is three years for the owner from the date of the sale. One caution for bidders: the body of the posted notice PDF still carries year references copied from the prior year's notice while the header gives the current sale date, so confirm the exact date and hour with the Treasurer before traveling. Volume is very small, with 11 parcels on the 2025 list. In person at the Mineral County Court House in Creede
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- County Treasurer
- Frequency
- on application
- Typical timing
- There is no fixed calendar. A public auction is scheduled only when a certificate holder applies for one, at least three years after the tax lien sale, and the treasurer must hold it between 110 and 125 calendar days after the known interested party notice is first published or mailed.
Registration and deposit
What sells is a certificate of option for treasurer's deed, not the parcel outright. The treasurer may only accept bids above the combined amount owed to the lawful holder plus the treasurer's fees and costs. County officials, county employees acting in their individual capacity, and their immediate family members may not bid. Payment is by cash, cashier's check, bank check, or electronic funds transfer subject to the treasurer's bidding rules. Any overbid goes to junior lienors who filed a notice of intent to redeem and then to the property owner. Confirm the notice, the bidding rules, and the auction venue with the county treasurer.
This Article 11.5 process replaced direct deed issuance on July 1, 2024. Colorado does not hold a routine calendar tax deed sale, so treat this as an occasional, application-driven auction rather than a recurring event.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
Liens that draw no bid are struck off to the county and the treasurer issues the county a certificate of purchase. The county may then assign, sell, or transfer those certificates in the manner, at the times, and on the terms set by resolution of the board of county commissioners, which is how county-held liens are sold between annual auctions. A certificate on property owing more than ten thousand dollars in taxes needs the property tax administrator's approval after published notice. Whether a county maintains a published county-held list, and on what terms, varies. Contact the county treasurer.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Notes for Mineral County
- 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 statewide rules
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
Frequently asked questions
Does Mineral County, Colorado sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Mineral County follows Colorado's tax lien state system.
When is the Mineral County tax certificate sale?
- Annual tax lien sale in November. The Treasurer's page states: "Unpaid amounts at the time of the annual tax lien sale in November will be subject to that sale." The county's published notice headlines its delinquent list "2025 SALE DATE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25", and the notice body sets the auction start at 10:00 a.m.. Registration and bidding happen on the county's online platform. Always confirm the exact date with the Tax Collector before the sale.
How often does Mineral County hold tax deed sales?
- on application. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.
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