Judge rejects RMI lawsuit against Garfield County
Peter Baumann / Post Independent A Garfield County District Court judge on Saturday rejected a lawsuit filed by a Denver-based mining company alleging Garfield County government could not regulate their rocky quarry mining operation just north of Glenwood Springs because it’s on federal land. Rocky Mountain Industrials initially began mining 15.7 permitted acres near Transfer Trail. RMI later sought to expand operations to 447 acres, which would have increased truck traffic from about 20 truckloads per day to as many as 500 daily between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. In response, the Glenwood Springs Ci...