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2019 Top Story No. 7: Mine moves closer to production
STORIES OF THE YEAR: NO. 7
The Revenue-Virginius Mine moved closer to reopening for commercial production in 2019, as its new owners added employees and announced plans to move the company’s headquarters from Vancouver, B.C. to Ouray.
Ouray Silver Mines, the company that operates the mine above Ouray that’s been idled since 2015, was acquired late in 2018 by Aurcana Corp.
Ouray Silver Mines employed 16 at the time of the acquisition and gradually added workers throughout 2019. By the fall,...