Tag: colorado mined land reclamation board
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Controversial granite quarry near Colorado Springs has rights transfer rejected
The staff of the Colorado State Land Board on Tuesday dealt a blow to an effort to renew plans for a controversial granite quarry on a ranch just south of Colorado Springs. Cindi Allmendinger, the owner of the Hitch Rack Ranch, had asked the state land board for the mineral rights at her property. She…
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New push for Colorado Springs-area quarry begins amid lawsuit against El Pomar Foundation
A controversial proposal for a granite quarry just south of Colorado Springs is getting a renewed push, with a ranch owner saying she has secured a local investor who wants to move ahead with the project. The effort reprises a mining proposal opposed by one of the largest and most influential nonprofits in Colorado, the…