Gold King Mine - Spill

Gold King Mine - Spill
Silverton, Colorado (CO), US
The US Environmental Protection Agency's contractors were working in the historic Gold King/ Red & Bonita Mines causing a 3 million gallon spill of contaminated waste-water.

Links below have photos & maps; along with reports critical of the EPA's handling of the event.

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The spill was possibly caused by the release of an ice plug.
The US Environmental Protection Agency's contractors were working in the historic Gold King/ Red & Bonita Mines causing a 3 million gallon spill of contaminated waste-water.

Links below have photos & maps; along with reports critical of the EPA's handling of the event.

The spill was possibly caused by the release of an ice plug.
View in Google Earth Pollution, In The News
Links: www.vox.com, arizonadailyindependent.com, www.mining.com
By: KRL

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