Tag: mining
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Protection vs. overreach: In western Colorado, national monument proposal ignites controversy
Sean Pond was around a small town of his native western Colorado when he spotted a man in a blue ball cap. Above the bill were the words at the center of an ongoing controversy: “PROTECT THE DOLORES.” Pond approached the man. “He said someone at REI just gave it to him and he liked…
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The story of the house atop Colorado’s tallest waterfall
They are two of the most common questions Kiernan Lannon fields at Telluride Historical Museum. “What’s going on with that house? Whose house is that?” the museum’s executive director said. “Which is a nice point of entry to talk about electricity here.” The history of electricity has a significant place around Telluride. And, indeed, there…
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The story of the house atop Colorado’s tallest waterfall
They are two of the most common questions Kiernan Lannon fields at Telluride Historical Museum. “What’s going on with that house? Whose house is that?” the museum’s executive director said. “Which is a nice point of entry to talk about electricity here.” The history of electricity has a significant place around Telluride. And, indeed, there…
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The discovery, mill and tunnel that shaped Colorado’s gold destiny
IDAHO SPRINGS • A stone monument stands near a junction of highways that was once known as a junction of creeks. It stands inconspicuous, just a rock atop a block. It’s been even easier to miss lately, surrounded by orange construction wrap, lost in the hubbub. “It’s an important spot of Colorado history that nobody…
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The mill and tunnel that shaped Colorado’s gold destiny
The Argo Mill and Tunnel, located in Idaho Springs, Colorado, played a crucial role in the state’s gold mining history, representing a major industrial boom in the region. Once the center of gold processing, it is now a historical landmark attracting visitors with its story of mining innovation.
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‘New phase’ of reclamation celebrated at Colorado Springs’ Pikeview Quarry — but challenges remain
In the foothills of northwest Colorado Springs, along the Pikeview Quarry scar seen from afar over the past century, two men knelt down to plant a young pine. They were David Isbell and Gary Bradley, two among a small crowd that gathered Thursday morning to celebrate what the quarry’s owning company called a “new phase”…
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LIFE | The living history of Cokedale, Colorado
Cokedale is nestled eight miles west of Trinidad where it began as a 100 man tent colony in 1899. By 1901 it was bought out by Guggenheims’ and proclaimed to be “a model coal camp”. Ruins of coking ovens can still be seen today across the highway 12. Today, around 130 people call Cokedale home,…
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Judge lifts injunction on uranium mining in Colorado valley
CORTEZ — A federal judge has lifted an injunction on southwest Colorado uranium mining after a review found it did not have harmful effects on certain fish. The Journal reported Monday that a U.S. Department of Energy mining program was blocked in 2011 to conduct additional environmental review on the impacts on four endangered fish…
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Judge lifts injunction on uranium mining in Colorado valley
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CORTEZ — A federal judge has lifted an injunction on southwest Colorado uranium mining after a review found it did not have harmful effects on certain fish. The Journal reported Monday that a U.S. Department of Energy mining program was blocked in 2011 to conduct…