[Jewelry making - Article 00054] - Re: [Orchid] Mining Bill HR226

[Rick]

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>     FYI : the mining reform bill HR2262 The Hardrock Mining and
>     Reclamation Act of 2007 has passed 244 to 166. 

    Being from Colorado this at first blush looks like good news. There
    are thousands of abandoned goldmines in the Colorado Mountains. I
    remember years ago when I was living in Denver one old abandoned mine
    near Central City had some sort of collapse that released this
    supposedly non toxic rush of bright orange colored water in to Clear
    Creek which flows through the Denver metro area. The creek was bring
    orange for 3 days. Still today there are many old mine shafts that
    are not secured and every now and then a curious person will be
    killed when the ground gives way and they fall into the shaft.
    Sometimes it is too dangerous to attempt a recovery of the body. 

    But them there is reclaimation gone amuck. The Leadville area was a
    toxic mess with the leaching fields and abandoned mines of the silver
    mining boom. The reclamation was so thourough and sweeping it changed
    the geologic landscape and ruined many prime collecting spots for
    rock hounds. 

Rick Copeland
Silversmith and Lapidary Artisan
Colorado Springs, Colorado
rockymountainwonders.com
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