EPA’s plan to truck toxic mine waste through Telluride isn’t sitting well with locals Federal agency says there will be short-term pain for long-term gain August 2, 2021
Idea of National Conservation Area on Dolores River flows back to the surface A raft enters Snaggletooth Rapid on the Lower Dolores River. The river came alive after a dam release ended four… May 19, 2021
Lawsuit seeks to close GCC Energy’s King II coal mine Conservation groups say more thorough water study will show excavation unsafe December 16, 2020
Mining company set to begin exploratory drilling in La Plata Canyon Metallic Minerals hopes to find new reserves of copper, other metals September 24, 2020
Silverton native receives lifetime environmental achievement award Perino spent more than four decades in mining industry March 8, 2020
La Plata Canyon to be explored for mining potential Gold, silver and copper may be worth extracting September 23, 2019
Kayenta Coal Mine layoffs hit as Navajo Generating Station closure looms A bulldozer crawls over a pile of coal at Peabody’s Kayenta Mine on the Navajo Nation in 2012. The mine… August 30, 2019
Local News Partisan bills compete to reform hard-rock mining laws Democrats and Republicans propose different solutions May 23, 2019
Business Russian investors are keen on Nevada’s copper for clean cars is causing an uptick in copper mining in the West, but at what cost? April 14, 2019
Colorado coal production dips in 2018 The Daily Sentinel reports that the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety says the state’s six producing mines, all… March 23, 2019
Local News BLM provides roundup of regional projects Revived resources advisory council gets back to work March 12, 2019
Local News State lawmakers consider tougher financial oversight on hard-rock mining would end self-bonding and require companies to demonstrate fortitude March 8, 2019
Business Billionaires are on the hunt for new underground cobalt A stone wall and metal pipe are seen at a former cobalt processing site near the Chilean Cobalt Corp. exploration… March 8, 2019
Local News Regulation of Colorado uranium mining awaits U.S. Supreme Court decision could eliminate authority of states to ban mining November 25, 2018
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
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 Grand Canyon uranium ban upheld 1 million acres around national park protected, but Trump could lift ban October 22, 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 24, 2018
Local News Cities seem inevitable; why save the small town? seem inevitable, but rural towns are finding ways to hang on January 9, 2018
Business King II coal mine approved for expansion BLM, Interior Department streamline decision December 25, 2017
Funding to reclaim abandoned mines falls short Colorado programs have reclaimed 6,000 of 23,000 abandoned sites June 15, 2017
NRC urges uranium miner to review all operations spilled radioactive waste on highway near Blanding May 5, 2017
