"Certainly based on its location, proximity all the infrastructure. It's been a priority for us," said Jeff Graves, program director for Colorado's Inactive Mine Reclamation Program with the Division of Mining Reclamation and Safety. Attention has been focused on t...
There is housing and good food available in downtown Golden, described by one student as "a sleepy little town" 20 minutes from Denver. The Division II women's soccer team made it to the 2014 NCAA Final Four, and the football team was co-champ of its conference in 2014. Colorado Colleg...
The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology is sponsoring a study to evaluate native shrub establishment on reclaimed lands. The goal of the study is provide enhanced wildlife habitat after mining. Dr. Ed Redente and Mark Paschke from Colorado State University are conducting the research. The ...
The City of Boulder is taking action to extinguish smoldering underground coal that has beenactive under the Marshall Mesa trailheadfor more than 100 years. They will be working with the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety on the project, which will start next week. ...
The Colorado Division of Gaming recently launched a self-exclusion program for all residents who want to be banned from local gambling. The self-exclusion program allows for Coloradans to sign themselves up on the government website or via mail, according to a news release by the Colorado Depart...
Outstanding Student Service Award:Presented by the Division of Student Life to the students who, during their tenure at Mines, outside and above their academic role, vigorously participated in activities or projects for the greater benefit of their peers and community to promote excellence and well...
According to the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining & Safety (DRMS), there are approximately 23,000 abandoned mines dotting the state. Prospectors began flocking to the state's high mountains in the 1800s in search of gold and other valuable minerals. As mining became big business, environ...
The Capital Prize Gold Mine is a well lit and safe environment. The mine is inspected every day by staff and monitored by the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety. The average temperature inside the mine is 49° Fahrenheit so a light jacket and closed toe shoes are recommended....
In a statement, the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety said the decision to close the Mollie Kathleen Mine was made following an inspection after the Oct. 10 incident. The agency must determine if the death of Patrick Weier, 46, was a result of ...
1, Fig. 2 were assembled by the Colorado Division Reclamation, Mining, and Safety and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management using maps from Singewald (1955) and Mineral Survey maps (Kirstin Brown, Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety, written commun., January 8, 2015). The ...