Lucky Jack mine

The unmined deposit was reported to be in the planning stage in 2007 with interests in the project from both U.S. Energy Corporation and Kobex Minerals Inc.^[1][4] The deposit was originally discovered in 1970s.^[4]

The Denver Post reported grassroots environmental groups, like the High County Citizens' Alliance and the Red Lady Coalition, actively opposing the planned work as of 2007.^[5] The groups pointed at expensive and poor cleanup attempts for similar mines in the area, one of which was listed as a Superfund site: Standard Mine.^[5]

In February 2016, a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan purchased the claim from U.S. Energy.^[6] This news was well received by the town and activist groups, because the new owners were willing to enter a cooperative MOU with both the local town and state and federal environmental regulators on care of the mine.^[6]

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