EPA Beginning Long-Term Stabilization Work At Gold King Mine

"Stabilization work [was] set to begin Saturday at the Gold King Mine in southwest Colorado as part of continued cleanup efforts at the site after last summer’s massive wastewater spill.

The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday morning, specifically, it is mobilizing contractors to shore up the mine’s opening and the waste rock pile just outside the adit. The operations are expected to continue through October.

'We anticipate that the interim water treatment plant (below the Gold King) will continue to capture and treat any discharge from the mine,' the EPA said in a news release. 'However, should any of this work impact downstream watersheds, EPA will notify stakeholders.'"

Jesse Paul reports for the Denver Post July 8, 2016.