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Skull Creek may be site of new open pit mine

Skull Creek is east of Dinosaur and west of Massadona, about 17 miles from the Colorado-Utah border. Residents are concerned about impacts from a proposed frac sand pit mine, including truck traffic, noise pollution, water quality and quantity, and proximity to uranium deposits.
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DINOSAUR |Homeowners in a rugged and remote part of northwest Colorado will have to wait until September to find out if a proposed open pit mine is coming…