Stereograph of the Animas River flowing through Bakers Park, near Arastra Gulch, Colorado, 1875. Image courtesy USGS. .
The Animas River flows through the center of Durango on August 7, 2015 along Animas River. Over a million gallons of mine wastewater has made it's...
An emerald seeker looks at a green gem found in the Las Animas river close to an emerald mine in the municipality of Muzo - known as the "emerald...
Young emerald seekers are pictured at the Las Animas river close to an emerald mine in the municipality of Muzo - known as the "emerald capital of...
Emerald seekers look for the green gems in the Las Animas river close to an emerald mine in the municipality of Muzo - known as the "emerald capital...
Emerald seekers look for the green gems in the Las Animas river close to an emerald mine in the municipality of Muzo - known as the "emerald capital...
Emerald seekers look for the green gems in the Las Animas river close to an emerald mine in the municipality of Muzo - known as the "emerald capital...
Kalyn Green, resident of Durango, stands on the edge of the river August 6, 2015 along Animas River. "I come down to the river every morning before...
Water runs through the land that was damaged by the mine wastewater spill August 7, 2015 along Animas River. A crew from Environmental Restoration is...
Presents a series of 72 photographs by Luis Acosta, on July 16 of emerald seekers searching for green gems at the Las Animas River in Muzo, Boyaca...
An emerald seeker works searching for green gems at the Las Animas River in Muzo, Boyaca Department, Colombia, on June 18, 2024. 200 kilometers from...
An emerald seeker shows a green gemstone found at the Las Animas River in Muzo, Boyaca Department, Colombia, on June 18, 2024. 200 kilometers from...
Emerald seekers wash soil already discarded by the multinational Esmeraldas Mining Services to search for green gems at the Las Animas River in Muzo,...
Aerial view of emerald seekers searching for green gems at the Las Animas River in Muzo, Boyaca Department, Colombia, on June 18, 2024. 200...
Emerald seekers wait before collecting soil already discarded by the multinational Esmeraldas Mining Services to search for green gems at the Las...
Emerald seekers work searching for green gems at the Las Animas River in Muzo, Boyaca Department, Colombia, on June 18, 2024. 200 kilometers from...
Emerald seekers collect soil already discarded by the multinational Esmeraldas Mining Services to search for green gems at the Las Animas River in...
An emerald seeker shows green gems found at the Las Animas River in Muzo, Boyaca Department, Colombia, on June 18, 2024. 200 kilometers from Bogota,...
Emerald seekers run after entering 'La Voladora,' a cage where the multinational Esmeraldas Mining Services leaves tons of soil discarded from its...
Aerial view of an emerald seeker searching for green gems at the Las Animas River in Muzo, Boyaca Department, Colombia, on June 18, 2024. 200...
Aerial view of an emerald seeker searching for green gems at the Las Animas River in Muzo, Boyaca Department, Colombia, on June 18, 2024. 200...
Emerald seekers carry sacks of soil already discarded by the multinational Esmeraldas Mining Services to search for green gems at the Las Animas...
Emerald seekers run after entering 'La Voladora,' a cage where the multinational Esmeraldas Mining Services leaves tons of soil discarded from its...
Emerald seekers carry sacks of soil already discarded by the multinational Esmeraldas Mining Services to search for green gems at the Las Animas...
Emerald seekers run after entering 'La Voladora,' a cage where the multinational Esmeraldas Mining Services leaves tons of soil discarded from its...
Emerald seekers wash soil already discarded by the multinational Esmeraldas Mining Services to search for green gems at the Las Animas River in Muzo,...
Emerald seekers collect soil already discarded by the multinational Esmeraldas Mining Services to search for green gems at the Las Animas River in...
Emerald seekers carry sacks of soil already discarded by the multinational Esmeraldas Mining Services to search for green gems at the Las Animas...
An emerald seeker shows a green gemstone at the Las Animas River in Muzo, Boyaca Department, Colombia, on June 19, 2024. 200 kilometers from Bogota,...
An emerald seeker rests on sacks of soil already discarded by the multinational Esmeraldas Mining Services before washing it to search for green gems...
Emerald seekers collect soil already discarded by the multinational Esmeraldas Mining Services to search for green gems at the Las Animas River in...
An emerald seeker carries a sack of soil already discarded by the multinational Esmeraldas Mining Services to search for green gems at the Las Animas...
Emerald seekers carry sacks of soil already discarded by the multinational Esmeraldas Mining Services to search for green gems at the Las Animas...
Needle Mountains, Canyon of the Rio de las Animas', circa 1897. Spanish explorer Juan Maria de Rivera recorded the name "Rio de las Animas" in 1765....
Needle Mountains, Canyon of the Rio de las Animas, Colorado, USA, circa 1900. The Animas River and the Needle Mountains, a subrange of the San Juan...
Panoramic view south of Durango Colorado shows elevated view of Animas River and Valley off of State Highway 550.
Panoramic view south of Durango Colorado shows elevated view of Animas River and Valley off of State Highway 550.
Emerald seeker Blanca Biutrago looks on as another seeker shows some of the green gems found in the Las Animas river close to an emerald mine in the...
An emerald seeker looks for the green gems in the Las Animas river close to an emerald mine in the municipality of Muzo - known as the "emerald...
An emerald seeker looks at a green gem found in the Las Animas river close to an emerald mine in the municipality of Muzo - known as the "emerald...
Emerald seeker Blanca Biutrago looks for the green gems in the Las Animas river close to an emerald mine in the municipality of Muzo - known as the...
Emerald seekers look for the green gems in the Las Animas river close to an emerald mine in the municipality of Muzo - known as the "emerald capital...
Emerald seekers look for the green gems in the Las Animas river close to an emerald mine in the municipality of Muzo - known as the "emerald capital...
An emerald seeker rests in the Las Animas river close to an emerald mine in the municipality of Muzo - known as the "emerald capital of the world" -...
An emerald seeker looks at a green gem found in the Las Animas river close to an emerald mine in the municipality of Muzo - known as the "emerald...
Emerald seeker Blanca Biutrago rests as she looks for the green gems in the Las Animas river close to an emerald mine in the municipality of Muzo -...
Emerald seekers look for the green gems in the Las Animas river close to an emerald mine in the municipality of Muzo - known as the "emerald capital...
Colorado History professor Duane Smith of Fort Lewis College is a member of the Save Our Stack Committee, the 106-year-old, 200-foot high stack is...
On The "Other Side of the Tracks" Is Santa Rita, A Question Mark For The Durango, Colo., Area If a highway is located here along the east bank of the...
Pulls into Silverton, Colo., After the Trip From Durango ***** trips along the Animas River gorge and through the Scenic San Juan Mountains. Credit:...
Few dilapidated buildings remain at Animas Forks, 12 miles up Animas river from Silverton,Colo Hundreds visits Ghost Town each summer in four-wheel...
Jumpers get ready to jump into the Animas River below Backers Bridge near Durango, Colorado, on August 3, 2017.
Tram bucket that once went from Silver Lake Mine to a mill on the Animas River hangs high in the air above Silverton, Colorado, March 08, 2017. The...
The town of Silverton, in a valley beside the Animas River, was a very famous mining town of the 19th Century. In the late 20th Century it survives...