The resources below are newspaper articles taken from Delta County and Denver area news. They will help you to understand how the shutting down of mines has effected communities in many ways.
Resources:
http://www.denverpost.com/2016/02/26/delta-county-loses-another-big-coal-mine-with-closure-of-bowie-2/
http://www.deltacountyindependent.com/economic-challenges-aired-at-forum-cms-3297
http://www.deltacountyindependent.com/help-preserve-the-history-of-the-coal-industry-cms-3305
http://www.deltacountyindependent.com/april-29-black-friday-for-coal-mining-industry--cms-3185
http://www.deltacountyindependent.com/oxbow-is-closed----demolition-of-silo-makes-it-real-cms-3183
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