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DRAGLINE ON THE MOVE

This photo shows the recent move of major Colowyo Mine mining equipment across Moffat County Road 51, according to information received from Tri-State Generation’s Mark Stutz. BOBBY GUTIERREZ PHOTO Colowyo Mine is transiting its operations from the South Taylor Pit, where it has been producing coal for the last 15[Read More…]

April 28, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County

Streeter Fire exceeds 1,000 acres, zero containment

UPDATED: 3:29 p.m. July 6, 2020 A wildfire near Mile Marker 61 on Hwy. 13 north of Meeker has prompted the evacuation of Colowyo mine Tuesday afternoon, according to the Craig Press. The fire, of undetermined origin, jumped the highway earlier Tuesday, fueled by dry conditions and high winds. The[Read More…]

July 7, 2020 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

County

Rio Blanco County wants to hear from you

The county’s economic development department has set up an online survey to get feedback from county residents who will be affected by the anticipated Colowyo closure. “It’s no secret that our energy industries are facing huge battles not only globally but within our own state,” said RBC Economic Development Director[Read More…]

June 18, 2020 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Editor’s Column: Collective grief

Announcements that the wolves have indeed migrated into this part of the state and that the owners of the local coal mine plan to shut it down by 2030 cast a pall over our communities last week. By Saturday I found myself struggling with something familiar and uncomfortable: grief. I[Read More…]

January 19, 2020 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Colowyo closure will impact 46 Meeker-area employees

RBC | The announcement from power wholesaler Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association that they will close Colowyo Mine and the Craig Station power plant within the next 10 years sent shockwaves through the region last week. For more than 40 years Colowyo has been a steady employer and source of[Read More…]

January 19, 2020 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

County

Proposed air permit for Colowyo released for public comment

RBC | The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) released the proposed air permit for the Collom development project at Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association’s Colowyo Mine. Public comments on the permit will be accepted through Jan. 28, 2018. The air permit is required for operations at the[Read More…]

January 12, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County

Tri-State outlines procurement process

RBC | It’s all about relationship-building. That was the message from staff during the “How To Do Business with Tri-State” breakfast event Sept. 13 at Hampton Inn & Suites. “Decisions about contracting are really a joint process amongst local staff and headquarters,” said Rich Thompson, plant manager of Craig Station[Read More…]

October 23, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Dept. of Interior OKs modified plan for Colowyo

The U.S. Department of the Interior has approved and signed a modified mine plan for Colowyo Mine, which was subject to a federal district court order requiring the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) to update its environmental review of the mine. In addition to the new mining[Read More…]

September 21, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

BLM OKs overburden storage at coal mine north of Meeker

MEEKER I The Bureau of Land Management Northwest District signed a Finding of No Significant Impact and a Decision Record on Friday, approving a coal lease modification to allow Colowyo Coal to store rock and soil overburden at a coal mine north of Meeker.

July 12, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Local input needed by Friday on new proposal at Colowyo

RBC I Rio Blanco County officials are urging residents to submit public comments on the draft environmental assessment (EA) for the Collom Area Development Project at Colowyo Mine in Northwestern Colorado near Craig. Representatives from Rio Blanco County, the Town of Meeker, Meeker Chamber of Commerce, White River Electric Association[Read More…]

February 4, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Events this Friday to promote public comments on Colowyo

RBC I The White River Electric Association and Tri-State Transmission are hosting “TGIF Meeker” events on Friday to get area residents out and about to disseminate information and gain public comment on the environmental permitting process for the Collom Area Development Project at Colowyo Mine.

February 4, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

TGIF events set for fun and info on mine Feb. 5

MEEKER I White River Electric Association and Tri-State Transmission are hosting “TGIF Meeker” events on Feb. 5 to get area residents out and about on a Friday afternoon and evening and to disseminate information and gain public comment on the environmental permitting process for the Collom Area Development Project at[Read More…]

January 31, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled