Special to the HT
MEEKER | The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) will host a public meeting May 13 to update the community on mitigation efforts at the historic Black Diamond coal mine site north of Meeker.
As reported last month, the site has been the source of a persistent underground coal fire burning since the 1930s. While largely contained below ground, recent monitoring has identified elevated surface temperatures, ground cracking and…