While “Zombie” Mines Idle, Cleanup And Workers Remain In Limbo

By: Joe Yerardi | Mark Olalde | Ohio Valley ReSource
Posted on: Thursday, September 5, 2019

The sound of metal banging against metal broke the calm on the high mesa separating Colorado’s Paradox and Big Gypsum valleys. An old rusted headframe marked the entrance to an abandoned uranium mine that, from a distance, looked as if its workers were simply off on a lunch break. Jennifer Thurston, a local environmentalist, paused… Read More