RBC I U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) said on Friday that he welcomed the U.S. Interior Department’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) announcement that Trapper Mine’s environmental assessment is completed and development of the mine located near Craig can continue.
The decision comes after Gardner and a number of other state and area elected officials repeatedly urged the Interior Department to finish the environmental assessment before its deadline of April 30.
“Trapper…