Massive Coal Mine Could Expand In Northwest Colorado

By Matt Kroschel
CRAIG, Colo. (CBS4) – Federal officials are collecting input on a plan to allow a coal mine in Northwestern Colorado to dig an additional 640 acres, CBS4 has learned.
Energy company Peabody Energy wants the government’s approval to mine millions more tons of coal at the Twentymile Mine near the town of Hayden in Routt County.
“This community has dealt with ups and downs, economics of the mining industry for a long time, and it’s very exciting to see Peabo