red arrow mine(s) colorado, page-39

Quick google myself:

Did you actually read this article in the Durango Herald from August 15, 2013?

http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130815/NEWS01/130819664/-1/mining

Here is some great snippets:

Shut-down Mancos mill fined $337,167

---> FINED US$337,167

DENVER – Mining inspectors have found heavy pollution from mercury and arsenic inside an unpermitted gold mill on the west side of Mancos

----> UNPERMITTED MILL
----> HEAVY MERCURY AND ARSENIC

It’s “one of the uglier cases of using hazardous chemicals and illegal milling” that state mining regulators have seen, said Julie Murphy, a lawyer for the state Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety.

----> ILLEGAL

Tests on the most polluted piece of equipment found mercury concentrations of 32,000 parts per million. The acceptable standard for industrial operations is 43 parts per million,

----> ABOVE 80,000x ACCEPTABLE MERCURY LEVELS

The Mined Land Reclamation Board found Red Arrow in violation of six mining laws, including operating the mill without a permit.

----> VIOLATION OF SIX MINING LAWS


Here is a picture of the mill...

And knowing all this AYN proceeded to acquire this for A$5M?