It will be interesting to see if this mine can extend its life an additional 10 years. There has been some opposition to it due to environmental concerns. I do wonder what the D&S and C&TS will do once this mine does eventually close... now days nothing lasts forever.
We have witnessed valley
and plain and crest,
Canon and pass we've scanned;
We have seen the best
of the glorious West,
by the trail of the Rio Grande
-Author Unknown