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They're Tearing Down the Mountains

2009.07.06



Next two shots contain elements of both the old and new mining operations.



Enormous tire from one of the monster trucks.


Old mining structures in the foreground and modern mining company's "reclaimed" land in the background.

Following my last post of old ruins of gold mining operations in Teller County is this one of the current mining that’s being done. This is surface mining and to me it causes great destruction and scars on the land that will take eons to heal. On their side, they claim that protecting the environment is a high priority for their company. If you're interested in reading more about it here's their website: http://www.ccvgoldmining.com/
54 Comments
fotoluzik very good work ;)
fotoluzik · 2009-07-06: 08:53
gonia splendid views but not very pleasant for nature, where did you stay to make such pictures from the high? on the top of the montaigne? fly?
gonia · 2009-07-06: 08:55
tedbarlow I have made the following enquiry

Jane,
CC&V claim to have good environmental credentials, but bloggers are releasing images of road building and surface mining, that contradicts the ‘nice’ images shown on their site. Please can you verify these credentials please.

ted.barlow@hotmail.co.uk

To make your own enquiries contact jmannon@anglogoldashantina.com
tedbarlow · 2009-07-06: 09:29
tomie impressive pictures! we are far away from the simple man with his basket in the river...
tomie · 2009-07-06: 09:47
JaCkYe Really love this set...
I love everything that is related to mines and quarries, as I am of mine.

Thank this set is fabulous :)
JaCkYe · 2009-07-06: 09:51
smbunation I don't know much about the validity of them 'protecting the environment' here with all these big diesel machines, but I do know that the first and last shots show some beautiful landscapes. What will we do if they bulldoze all of that away? This is why it is so important to take lots and lots of photos.
smbunation · 2009-07-06: 10:22
vterezia FANTASTIC SET!!!! my fav. is the 8 , gorgeous ....congratulation!!!!
vterezia · 2009-07-06: 10:46
Unchained Although this is a beautiful and impressive set, it hurst my heart to see these scares in such beautiful landscapes. Why we persist to saw the branch on which we are all sitting?
Unchained · 2009-07-06: 10:48
LAZYWASP The scale of the operation is there for all to see in your photographs...very poignant (especially #3 and #5)
LAZYWASP · 2009-07-06: 11:11
GHASSAN I love the place you live .....
GHASSAN · 2009-07-06: 11:35
hannamagnusson Interesting!
The landscape is magnificent, I understand if you don't like mines destroying it, but your photos of the mining is beautiful.
hannamagnusson · 2009-07-06: 12:44
astrobrojler Impressive and interesting, especiall #3 and #8.
astrobrojler · 2009-07-06: 13:43
mystic1 Impressive shots but so sad that they have to do that to the mountains :(
mystic1 · 2009-07-06: 13:46
daddy1812 Great set!!! Very good work;-)))
daddy1812 · 2009-07-06: 14:21
dontblink Super set.
I really like the colors and textures in #3
5 is cool with old and new
dontblink · 2009-07-06: 15:30
bedazzled Oh I simply hate this idea of ripping through the mountains just for some profit-making business!! I can see it's such a beautiful place which won't remain the same--:(
bedazzled · 2009-07-06: 15:59
TIM927 what a devastation,,,there´s no valid excuse at all to justify this...
TIM927 · 2009-07-06: 16:03
SunFlower1990 Nice shots! Love #8.
SunFlower1990 · 2009-07-06: 16:23
sunshineand well done, good and interesting angles and comp.
sunshineand · 2009-07-06: 17:23
JumiElla #2, 3 and 8 - fantastic!
JumiElla · 2009-07-06: 17:27
finbarr Awesome set !! it looks nice place to visit !
finbarr · 2009-07-06: 17:39
lynnsgallery2 FABULOUS SET!!! I love the beautiful views...EXCELLENT :))
lynnsgallery2 · 2009-07-06: 17:43
glennis Fabulous shots!
glennis · 2009-07-06: 17:43
Jarvo Wonderful pictures. One day it will be green again.
Jarvo · 2009-07-06: 18:33
nssco50 Wonderful set!! #8 is Awesome and beautiful, shows the true beauty of Colorado in the background:))) and.....
nssco50 · 2009-07-06: 20:47
photopoet Such sadness—the destruction of a landscape.
photopoet · 2009-07-06: 20:59
BuffyEyes So they can get "Goin' 'Round the Mountain. Sad, very sad.
BuffyEyes · 2009-07-06: 22:14
catdad Sorry but , True , New technology, have made extracting, gold bearing ores from old sites , worth sorting , doing, you would not believe the amount of gold that they missed ! That's why they are doing this ! cd
catdad · 2009-07-06: 23:20
slowpete #2 is a great photo
slowpete · 2009-07-07: 00:31
Julias365 This is a beautiful set, but is full of sadness for me.
Julias365 · 2009-07-07: 01:28
saso63 OMG!!!!!!! Very - very big! This is fenomenal:))) huhhhh... superb! Thanks - very - very thanks!
saso63 · 2009-07-07: 03:11
somogyvari Perfect reportage, awesome shots!!
somogyvari · 2009-07-07: 03:22
jennye Fantastic shots Marsha!! I love them all.
jennye · 2009-07-07: 03:56
bergfjord Great documenting series of a man destroying nature. It is really sad..
Your shots are great!
Nice overview over the landscape.
bergfjord · 2009-07-07: 06:43
duds98 Excellent set!
duds98 · 2009-07-07: 10:17
darimrav Great landscapes, interesting shots.
darimrav · 2009-07-07: 12:15
Aghdam Humans do everything for continue to living
Very nice shots!!
Aghdam · 2009-07-07: 14:28
girafferacing Great set. Love the way no.2 makes the truck seem so huge then no.3 makes it look so tiny!
girafferacing · 2009-07-07: 15:51
Widcat Incredible pictures, Marsha!
Widcat · 2009-07-07: 15:59
nunuinpictures :'(
This is so so sad...
nunuinpictures · 2009-07-07: 16:02
leocheung Remarkable shots. Sad story for the earth.
leocheung · 2009-07-07: 21:40
????? when man and machine find nothing else to gleen, then who will hear him alone in his dream?
????? · 2009-07-08: 01:19
TWOZEES Like your shot in #5
TWOZEES · 2009-07-08: 08:04
susjustjake Incredible shots...but oh how I hate to see our mountains dissappear likethis
susjustjake · 2009-07-08: 09:33
Nellinka It's so sad. I'm glad you posted this report..
Nellinka · 2009-07-09: 08:43
firehorsecri Aaaaaaaarrrrrrggggghhhh... Destroying mountains?!?! You know how much I love them! My heart's bleeding despite your wonderful shots :-(
firehorsecri · 2009-07-09: 18:50
eternity65 wonderful shots, just a pity they are destroying lovely nature :-/
eternity65 · 2009-07-10: 03:31
onlyricky The last pic is wonderful!
its just a pity men keep destroying nature!:(
onlyricky · 2009-07-10: 07:16
luxury #9 is like from the fable !
luxury · 2009-07-10: 15:43
sakaras Those are wonderful photos. The subject and your work with the last day page is a verry interesting and powerful. So your overal reportage with your correct and very well done photos is awesome...felicitation!
sakaras · 2009-07-10: 20:20
scimmietta Great set!I love #2
scimmietta · 2009-07-12: 09:30
Gumbo Coal mining is doing the same in Appalachia and other parts of the U.S. Land can be 'reclaimed,' but a pile of unconsolidated rock and dirt is not the same as a natural set of formations - including water-bearing sandstones and limestones capped by impervious shales. The layer cake has been destroyed. Placing new 'frosting' on top only fools the eye.
Gumbo · 2009-07-12: 19:21
miguelcruz Magnífico trabajo de denuncia... Es una tristeza que un paisaje tan maravilloso se vea así transformado... Felicitaciones por hacernos participar!
miguelcruz · 2009-07-14: 14:17
pandka 3, 7, 8 - my favorite
pandka · 2009-07-21: 06:54
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