No protection for Good Samaritans just yet By Tori Sheets, tori@ouraynews.com Abandoned mines will not clean themselves, but neither will third party groups when they can be held responsible for the environmental damage given off by the mines as soon as they start cleaning them. No laws protect these groups known as Good Samaritans, who are non-profit organizations, state agencies or … Read more
Winter mining tour explores high-country history Ski/snowshoe tour is Jan. 30, south of Ouray By STEPHEN ELLIOTT, Staff Reporter When many of the mines of Ouray County and the San Juan Mountains were still in operation, hardy miners often spent months enduring not only the harsh conditions of their chosen profession but also the bitter cold and deep snow of southwestern Colorado’s high country. …continued … Read more
Thank you to two area news publications, the Delta County Independent and The Source, for sharing UWP’s media release about our winter mining district tour. Read the release in their newspapers at: The Source, January 2016: Historian Leads Red Mountain… Delta County Independent, Jan. 6, 2016: Glide back into history
