A new law decades in the making could finally lead to the cleanup of some of the thousands of abandoned mines in Colorado that leak toxic metals and acid into the headwaters of the rivers that sustain ...

In the Colorado backcountry, the most dangerous hazards are the ones that don't look like hazards at all. The recent death of a 54-year-old hiker who fell into an unseen mine shaft has rekindled ...

Three million gallons of acidic mine drainage flooded into the Animas River basin 10 years ago, turning the southern Colorado river a mustard yellow and making international headlines. Caused by ...

Abandoned mining equipment at the top of a mountain in Colorado's Tomboy ghost town. - Zane Lewis/Shutterstock There's something intriguing about ghost towns. Whether it's the allure of forgotten ...

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Thor Energy (ASX:THR,LSE:THR,OTCQB:THORF) has finalized a binding agreement with US-based DISA Technologies to treat abandoned uranium mine waste in Colorado to recover saleable uranium and other ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A ski-in, ski-out home with pieces of an abandoned Colorado mine is for sale in Crested Butte, with anything from reclaimed doors to pieces of gold-flecked granite in the foundation.

There are about 500,000 abandoned mines in the United States, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and these long-forgotten facilities can pose a variety of risks to people unaware ...