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Posts tagged as “Changing West”

The invasion of the Vicarians


Essay by Erik Moore

Changing West – August 1999 – Colorado Central Magazine

THE BLACK CLOUD MINE CLOSES. It is hailed as the death of mining in the area.

Mining hasn’t died here. It only sleeps until those loveable Merlins of the market, playing spin-the-bottle with the world economy, once again create conditions conducive to profit. There are plenty of minerals left in these mountains and when we need them, we’ll go get them.