Mining

Local News

Commissioners approve new gravel pit near Bondad

Operation expected to create six jobs, 335,000 tons of material a year

November 13, 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

Southwest Life

Ban on uranium mining outside Grand Canyon intact

1 million acres around national park protected, but Trump could lift ban

October 27, 2018

Local News

Agencies to close 25 abandoned mines on Alpine Loop

Project aims to keep people out, avoid injuries

September 29, 2018

Local News

Rico celebrates Independence Day with floats, music, art and food

Classic celebration with parade floats, music, art and food brings out crowd

July 4, 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

Cities seem inevitable; why save the small town?

seem inevitable, but rural towns are finding ways to hang on

February 15, 2018

Local News

La Plata County gravel mine loses permit, $45,673 financial warranty

regulators say Texas company went AWOL

January 24, 2018

Local News

Elementary students bring Dolores history to life

Elementary students put on lively skits about mining, railroads, ranching

January 2, 2018

Local News

King II coal mine approved for expansion

BLM, Interior Department streamline decision

December 21, 2017

Local News

Bill introduced to reform hard-rock mining laws

General Mining Law allows companies to extract minerals with little liability

September 19, 2017

Local News

King II Coal Mine expansion proposal splits crowd

Decision expected in the fall

June 20, 2017

Local News

Funding to reclaim abandoned mines falls short

Colorado programs have reclaimed 6,000 of 23,000 abandoned mining sites

June 11, 2017

Local News

NRC urges uranium miner to review all operations

spilled radioactive waste on U.S. 191 near Blanding

May 7, 2017

Business

Space-mining may be only a decade away

Sam Green/The Journal filedu1-i-syn It may be to Middle Eastern oil states such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab…

May 3, 2017

Southwest Life

Paleontology rich area left out of Bears Ears for uranium mining

Mining-rich, unstudied fossil area of Red Canyon unprotected

April 6, 2017

Local News

Additional environmental study planned for Hesperus coal mine expansion

II proposal for work on 950 acres to get new environmental probe

January 19, 2017

Local News

Public supports continued operation of water treatment plant north of Silverton

unanimous consensus that EPA should keep plant running

December 25, 2016

Local News

Mining permit revoked for Pride of the West mill near Silverton

Colorado Goldfields failed to repair tailings pond

December 15, 2016

Local News

Wildcat Mining’s permit for La Plata County gold mine reinstated

years of violations, company on its way to begin operations in La Plata Canyon

December 15, 2016

Local News

Taxpayers to foot bill for Freda Mine cleanup

Arrow Gold Corporation’s former site requires remediation

November 7, 2016

Local News

Superfund project manager known for community outreach

“If you have Rebecca, you are extremely lucky,” said Tony Berget, a former Lincoln County Commissioner in Libby, Montana, home…

October 2, 2016

Regional News

Idaho Springs emerges from Superfund cleanup with optimism

But after a three-decade, $62 million Superfund cleanup, Clear Creek now lives up to its pristine-sounding name, at least most…

September 18, 2016

Local News

Grass-roots cleanups continue in Silverton mining district

Lackawanna Mill project shows small steps can spur environmental success stories

September 13, 2016