Gold King Mine

Local News

Community group forming to provide Superfund input

Applications for 15-person board now being accepted

November 30, 2018

Regional News

Utah, U.S. to launch study on mining pollution in Lake Powell

Effects of Gold King Mine spill will be considered

November 26, 2018

Local News

Which was worse for water quality: Gold King Mine spill or 416 Fire floods?

compared metal loading in both events; results surprised researchers

November 3, 2018

Local News

EPA asks courts to toss Navajo Nation’s lawsuit over Gold King Mine spill

seeking $130 million in damages from 2015 spill

November 2, 2018

Local News

Company that hoped to bring mining back to Silverton files for bankruptcy

Despite filing, efforts still alive to bring industry back to mountain town

November 2, 2018

Local News

EPA’s quick-action Superfund plan receives flak from commenters

say money could be better spent elsewhere

September 14, 2018

Regional News

5th lawsuit filed against EPA over 2015 Gold King Mine waste spill

The lawsuit was filed Aug. 3 in federal court in Albuquerque, New Mexico, by 295 Navajo farmers and ranchers. Their…

August 10, 2018

Local News

Work to resume at American Tunnel, one of more vexing polluters

water may be spilling into other mine networks

August 8, 2018

Regional News

3 years after Gold King Mine spill, victims awaiting payment

Wastewater flows through a retention pond built to contain and remove heavy metals from the Gold King Mine outside Silverton…

August 5, 2018

Regional News

EPA seeks dismissal of lawsuit over Colorado mine spill

Utah, New Mexico, Navajo Nation seek repayment of cleanup costs

July 27, 2018

Local News

Truck driver hauling sludge for EPA cited with careless driving

Vehicle went off road, crashed into Cement Creek on Monday

July 10, 2018

Local News

Decision to haul Gold King Mine sludge raises questions

Critics fear move will impact upper Animas River aquatic life

July 10, 2018

Local News

Public suggests EPA has quantifiable goals for reducing mine pollution

wants to mitigate 26 mines over five years

June 22, 2018

Local News

EPA finds place near Silverton to store Gold King Mine sludge

preferred option removes need to haul waste to Bondad landfill

June 6, 2018

Local News

Steve Fearn, co-founder of Animas River Stakeholders Group, dies at 74

Longtime Silverton resident wanted to bring back mining

April 23, 2018

Regional News

EPA fires back at critics over Gold King Mine wastewater

Wastewater streams out of the Gold King Mine in southwestern Colorado after a contractor crew led by the Environmental Protection…

April 12, 2018

Local News

EPA considers hauling Gold King Mine sludge to landfill south of Durango

Critics say plan is not practical financially or environmentally

April 10, 2018

Regional News

Mining company challenges EPA order for Superfund site study

Sunnyside Gold Corp. said Wednesday it asked for a conference at which the company can ask EPA to modify or…

March 21, 2018

Regional News

EPA may be overstating claims from Gold King Mine spill

says it is still reviewing requests for compensation

March 16, 2018

Nation & World

Colorado official requests immunity for environmentalists cleaning up mines

wants law to provide flexibility

March 16, 2018

Local News

EPA orders Sunnyside Gold to investigate mine pollution

Company disputes claims, cites previous reclamation efforts

March 15, 2018

Local News

Court denies challenge to Superfund site near Silverton

say EPA followed rules when including mining sites in cleanup area

March 6, 2018

Regional News

Lawsuits against EPA contractor’s activity at Gold King Mine move ahead

The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday that a federal judge is allowing the state’s lawsuit and a similar…

February 15, 2018

Local News

EPA plan on Silverton Superfund expected in spring 2018

will make quick fixes while investigating other environmental conditions

February 15, 2018