![]() “We watched something go from a small gravel operation to a giant industrial operation in the past year and a half with what ‘Gold Rush’ was doing.” “We’ve seen a large jump in mining operations in this area and there just doesn’t seem to be any oversight of it,” Messa said. SAVE SOUTH PARK from Risan Media on Vimeo.
With the money raised, the group hopes to encourage officials to adopt new standards for responsible mining. On Saturday, Save South Park held a fundraising event at the Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge, featuring four bands and a series of speakers who shared their concerns about the mining that has sprung up in Park County since “Gold Rush” came on the scene. “I think that’s what you’re seeing here, and that’s very encouraging.” “Things like this can often catalyze people to come together and combine their efforts to have a positive impact on their communities,” said Danny Teodoru, an attorney representing the group in Park County District Court. Stuckless sounding the alarm over possible mercury contamination in the Fairplay area and urging state regulators to investigate. ![]() ![]() Last week, the group published a 50-page report by geologist John S. The controversy also convinced some residents that there isn’t enough local control over mining in Park County, which they say risks spoiling their picturesque swath of the High Country and contaminating its waterways with old mining chemicals currently entombed in rocks. ![]()
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