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Federal biotech commission examines Colorado’s role in critical minerals production
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (562+ words) China’s dominance on critical mineral supplies has left U.S. manufacturers vulnerable. Colorado’s biotech and research community is working to ease that dependence. Leaders from the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology met last week at the Colorado School of Mines…...
Guide to visiting Creede: Home to 300 residents, find mining ruins, a 14er trailhead, and more in this tiny town
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (603+ words) As a vibrant town born in the silver boom and dubbed the “last great place to drink and fight,” Creede still offers plenty of Wild West vibes, as well as plenty of opportunities to explore the outdoors in the remote…...
Three local miners blasted into a cliff face to create space for this Colorado museum
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (324+ words) Located underground in Creede and blasted out of solid rock cliff is an incredibly unique Colorado museum. The Creede Underground Mining Museum was blasted out of solid rock cliff by three miners. Construction of the museum began in 1990. According to…...
Contentious well pad in Lowry Ranch fracking plan approved after 7 hearings
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (676+ words) After seven hearings and contentious debate between oil and gas company Crestone Peak Resources and activist group Save The Aurora Reservoir, Colorado’s Energy and Carbon Management Commission voted to approve the State Sunlight-Long well pad. A Tuesday ECMC hearing in…...
New land management plan ignores landowners’ efforts
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (916+ words) Denver Gazette New land management plan ignores landowners’ efforts The Lesser Prairie Chicken habitat in southeastern Colorado is a swath of prairie that begins in Cheyenne and far southeastern Lincoln Counties and moves south and east into Kiowa, Prowers, and…...
White House plans more ‘historic deals’ with mining sector
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (374+ words) The Trump administration plans more “historic deals” with the U.S. mining sector to boost production of critical minerals for the national defense and high-tech sectors, a senior official said Monday. Earlier this year, the administration took equity stakes in…...
With 23,000 abandoned mines around Colorado, these 11 fatalities highlight hidden risks
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (827+ words) “Victims of mining accidents have encountered deadly odorless gases, fell down holes that opened under their weight, drowned in near-freezing pools of water at the bottom of shafts, and were buried in unpredictable cave-ins,” reads a CDRMS statement about the…...
Can Colorado reinvent its uranium legacy?
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (965+ words) Uranium mining in Colorado has a bright future. George Glasier believes that. From his cattle ranch near Nucla, Colo., where sagebrush valleys give way to rugged canyons, Glasier leads a company working to restart old uranium mines and build a…...
Officials seek info after ‘guiding cairns’ destroyed on peak – here are the rules you should know about cairns
10+ mon, 4+ hour ago (380+ words) That last line is in-tune with what the general policy in Colorado is, as well. Per the National Park Service, members of the public should leave rock cairns in-tact and where they are found, as they may serve a purpose....