...10,000. The other was a cyanide spill and acid drainage from a Colorado gold mine that killed all life in the Alamosa River for miles. "We know there needs to be mining - it's an important part of the economy, especially in rural areas...

...tributaries, killing all fish over a 17-mile stretch of the Alamosa River. Less than ten years later, after SCMCI lost $80...cleanup list the area still leaks toxic waste into the Alamosa River watershed, and now the EPA does not even have enough...