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Orange Water Was Flowing from a Century-Old Gold Mine in Utah

Orange water was flowing from a century-old gold mine in Utah. Here’s who paid to clean it up.
The drainage evoked Gold King Mine Spill of 2015.

In August, along a graded dirt road high in the Abajo Mountains of southeastern Utah, campers and hikers spotted a small stream of bright orange-red water. Click here to read the article.

Thanks for the share, KE!  There are a lot of people who try to mine and then get caught up in not doing it right and try to walk off and not pay the fines similar to this.  Not as many as 40 years ago, I am surprised if anyone gets away with it today, but politics most of the time play a part in it.

Heidi

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