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50-year fight in Crested Butte ends as land swap forever blocks mining on Red Lady
The fight over molybdenum mining on Mount Emmons — the pink-hued peak that Crested Butte locals call their Red Lady — is over. After nearly 50 years of impassioned battle to block hard-rock blasting on the Red Lady, the Forest Service has approved a deal …