Economy thumb|right|Gas fields southwest of Trinidad For many years Trinidad housed the miners who worked in the coal mines of the Raton Basin south and west of the town. Major operators included Colorado Fuel and Iron and Victor-American Fuel Company. The mines are now closed, but since the 1980s companies have been drilling new gas wells to extract coalbed methane from the remaining coal seams.
Economy thumb|right|Gas fields southwest of Trinidad For many years Trinidad housed the miners who worked in the coal mines of the Raton Basin south and west of the town Major operators included Colorado Fuel and Iron and Victor-American Fuel Company. The mines are now closed, but since the 1980s companies have been drilling new gas wells to extract coalbed methane from the remaining coal seams.