Mining the West

Western Postcard by S Isaac: Paul, I was wondering if there is copyright info o...
no, the capitalists aren't worried by Doug Meyer: “capitalism's very being relies on constant grow...
What if...? by Woody Dude: As much as I like untouched wilderness, I have to ...
labor costs by Clayton E. Cramer: "Simply put - people may love ranting about "illeg...
Same Questions, Different Degree of Importance by Kate: Smith and Gow bring up interesting issues about t...

Charles Bowden on The War Next Door | On the U.S.-Mexico border, the corrupt and futile ...
Thank you, Utah, for leading the way | Utah's Legislature has brilliant plans to cut educ...
It's the population, stupid? | Some Westerners want to blame our environmental wo...
The trouble with monuments | An internally conflicted rant on Obama's "secret l...
Good night, sweet trees | A scientist sees a Shakespearean tragedy unfold in...

Charles Bowden on The War Next Door | On the U.S.-Mexico border, the corrupt and futile ...
Thank you, Utah, for leading the way | Utah's Legislature has brilliant plans to cut educ...
Skeletons in the closet | When the media reported that Everett Ruess' bones ...
Water fallout | A nuclear power plant proposed for Green River, Ut...
Down the wormhole | An obscure cave near Steamboat Springs, Colo., con...

Related: Death of a mine Utah’s Lisbon Valley Mine was supposed to be a hugely profitable copper producer; instead, it went belly-up in just two years.; The short life of Lisbon Valley A brief timeline traces the brief history of Utah’s Lisbon Valley Mine.; A Rico renaissance The tiny mountain town of Rico, Colo., finds its post-mining economy threatened by a possible mining resurgence.; Men with boots The transformation of once-scrappy mining towns like Silverton, Colo., and Superior, Ariz., into trendy tourist havens is bound to leave the locals with mixed feelings and some nostalgia.; Reluctant Boomtown A copper-mining company is courting Superior, Ariz., but the former mining town – now re-inventing itself as a modest tourist haven – is unsure whether it really wants a new marriage with extractive industry.

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