Gold King Mine Spill

The Gold King mine spill wasn’t the first big, unexpected release of acidic drainage from the mines near Silverton. Nor was it the last.

On the 10th anniversary of the spill, Tom will screen episode seven of his series Acid Mine Nation, called “If My Mining Company Did THAT," at the Powerhouse Science Center in Durango.

The spill drew global attention, shut down the Animas River, and affected recreation, commerce, and agriculture, as well as inflicting trauma on the collective psyches of the riverside communities — some of which still lingers today.

The 2015 spill damaged the Animas and San Juan rivers, and Colorado wildlands are still paying the price.

When bulkheads were installed in the American Tunnel, the amount of heavy metal laden water from the higher up Gold King Mine began to increase, according to a federal investigation.

A USGS coring study of Lake Powell reveals water quality calamities of the past, many of them originating in the mountains around Silverton.

Last week, on the fifth anniversary of the Gold King Mine Spill, we learned that little has been done at the congressional level to clean up abandoned…

This week was the fifth anniversary of the Gold King Mine spill. The disaster ignited hope among observers that the many old and abandoned mines around…