At 7:20 this morning, 22 men were working at the Revenue-Virginius Mine on Camp Bird Rd. near Mt. Sneffels when a blast occurred.
This historic mine was claimed in 1876, operating at its peak in 1880, closed in the 1980s, and reopened in 2012.
It's near Yankee Boy Basin, on the way to Mt. Sneffels when you start in Ouray and then pass Camp Bird.
From Telluride, you would go over Tomboy Pass from Telluride, then turn left on Camp Bird Rd. and go about a mile to this mine.
An article in the Telluride Watch last summer:
Early history of the Virginius Mine:
The Denver Post provides this summary of recent mining accidents in Colorado and the US:
"Before the Revenue-Virginius disaster, there were 34 fatalities at mines in 2013 in the United States, according to the federal Department of Labor. There have been 15 mining deaths in Colorado in the past decade, according to the department's Mine Safety and Health Administration."
The San Juan Mountains: silver and gold, beauty and danger.
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