Dramatic videos of Gold King Mine spill released by EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency has posted a set of short videos taken as the spill began of mineral-rich waste water from the Gold King mine in Colorado on August 5.     I've embedded one of the ten posted below, showing what looks like the full force of the waters surging out of the mine tunnel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UQI1N4c2VY&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_9CdI1ciWY&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5ry13NkuFA&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thKE7c2-4zA&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml8hwbAcOfE&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFY0wOdMrnc&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CksfAExNA6s&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vsHMczl_xc&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HirJYsRo3Gg&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv4ih-hiXno

Thanks to David Briggs, Tucson-based mining consultant, for bringing these to our attention.