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Connects acid mine drainage remediation efforts in the Coal Creek watershed with the recovery of native trout populations affected by historic mining contamination at high-elevation sites near Keystone Mine and Lake Irwin.
Coal Creek can come back to life, with fish once more in residence, after a major restoration job. The project, already underway, is expected to take ...
Environmental assessment (1977-1980). Covers Coal Creek, Mt. Emmons, Crested Butte. Topics: stream restoration, molybdenum mining, tailing pond stabil...