Mining blogs about: analysis

South Park, Colorado Mining: Lack of Foresight

Written by Michele Murray on April 1st, 2008

The mining industry of Colorado has come to a grand brink in South Park. For those who are unfamiliar, South Park, Colorado is not just a cartoon with foul mouthed kids. It’s an actual place within a region rich in wilderness, beauty, wildlife, and natural resources. The name “South Park” refers to a sequence of [...]

Potential Flooding in Leadville, Colorado

Written by Michele Murray on February 15th, 2008

There is an underground drainage tunnel in the Leadville historical mining district, Lake County, Colorado that has been determined to be in a state of immediate threat of flooding. This situation is due to obstruction by collapsed material over time and subsequent damming of both mine discharge and ground water. This obstruction has formed a [...]