OF-91-02 The Use of Tracer Dyes for the Identification of a Mine Flooding Problem, Rico, Dolores County, Colorado

Includes annotated references of groundwater trace-dye studies, brief geology, site evaluation and tracer dye testing discussion of Atlantic Cable Mine. (See also OF91-01.) 20 pages. 7 figures. Digital PDF download. OF-91-02D

This is a sister report to OF-91-01 and is focused on the use of dye tracers. It also compiles a list of annotated references of groundwater trace-dye studies which had previously had limited availability.

Dolores, Geological Hazards, Mine Subsidence, Water Quality

1990s, alluvium, arkose, Dolores, download, free, gravel, hazards, hydrogeology, landslide, limestone, mines, mining, OF, Paleozoic, Precambrian, publication, Quaternary, San Juan Mtns, sandstone, shale, talus, water, water quality, Western Slope

Davis, Mark W. “OF-91-02 The Use of Tracer Dyes for the Identification of a Mine Flooding Problem, Rico, Dolores County, Colorado.” Mine Flooding. Open File Report. Denver. CO: Colorado Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources, 1994.