Old Mine Blamed For Turning Boulder County Creek Orange

By The Associated Press
· Sep. 22, 2015, 9:46 pm

Authorities in Boulder County say seepage from an old mine caused a creek to turn orange but say the minerals and metals were not toxic.

An investigation started Monday afternoon after a resident reported that a small creek that runs through Eldora had changed color.

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