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[Read More…]
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Black Diamond Mine fire now ‘top priority’ in Colorado
MEEKER | The glowing cross atop China Wall is a familiar landmark for Meeker residents, but according to fire safety mitigation experts, it isn’t the only thing lighting up the region just west of town. “I think today if you had to ask me what the biggest priority in the[Read More…]
Burning coal seams pose wildfire risk
RBC I “These mines that are burning in Colorado have been burning for many, many years, some of them over 100 years,” said Tara Tafi, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist for Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety (DRMS). Tafi oversees the department’s mine fire program, which[Read More…]
State plans to reduce risk at burning mine near Meeker
MEEKER I The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety is conducting an underground fire mitigation project at the Black Diamond Mine north of the town of Meeker, having begun Monday and slated for completion by Dec. 1.
