Editing Crested Butte, Colorado (section)

==Infrastructure==
Crested Butte is served by the [[Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport]] in Gunnison. The town runs a free bus service connecting the town of Crested Butte with the ski resort located northeast of town.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Creative |first=Kryptonite |title=Crested Butte Bus Schedule |url=https://travelcrestedbutte.com/crested-butte-bus-schedule/ |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=Travel Crested Butte |language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, buses connect the town to Gunnison. The town government is currently pursuing a transit and infrastructure strategy to "de-emphasize cars and focusing on walking, biking, rolling and transit".<ref>{{Cite web |title=CB council adopts its transportation mobility plan |url=https://crestedbuttenews.com/2024/03/cb-council-adopts-its-transportation-mobility-plan/ |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=The Crested Butte News |language=en-US}}</ref>

Since the 1970s, several companies have attempted to mine [[molybdenum]] on [[Mount Emmons (Colorado)|Mount Emmons]] (called the "Red Lady") near Crested Butte. In 1977 W Mitchell was elected mayor of Crested Butte and led a campaign which stopped AMAX (now [[Freeport-McMoRan]]) from building a billion-dollar molybdenum mine on Mount Emmons. Because of his battle against the anticipated environmental impact, Mitchell is known as the man who "saved a mountain".{{citation needed|date=June 2013}} The same year, 1977, saw the formation of the High Country Citizens' Alliance (HCCA), an environmental organization dedicated to protecting natural resources within the Upper [[Gunnison River]] Valley.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stevens |first=Mark |date=February 12, 1979 |title=Battle on Mount Emmons |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EZ1YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VYADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6741,2827243&dq=mount-emmons&hl=en |access-date=June 9, 2013 |work=The Christian Science Monitor, cited by The Deseret News}}</ref>

Currently the rights for Mount Emmons molybdenum are owned by [[U.S. Energy Corp]]. On April 25, 2011, Thomson Creek Metals announced that it had terminated its option agreement with U.S. Energy Corp. to acquire an interest in the Mount Emmons molybdenum project.<ref>[http://www.thompsoncreekmetals.com/s/News_Releases.asp?ReportID=453181 Thompson Creek Metals Company – News Releases – Thompson Creek Terminates Option Agreement with U.S. Energy Corp. – Tue Jan 3, 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809005918/http://www.thompsoncreekmetals.com/s/News_Releases.asp?ReportID=453181|date=August 9, 2011}}. Thompsoncreekmetals.com. Retrieved on January 3, 2012.</ref> Although US Energy continued to maintain its commitment to moving the project forward on its own behalf,<ref>[http://investor.usnrg.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=571420 Thompson Creek Metals Terminates Its Mount Emmons Option Agreement with U.S. Energy Corp. | U.S. Energy Corp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818152029/http://investor.usnrg.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=571420|date=August 18, 2011}}. Investor.usnrg.com (April 25, 2011). Retrieved on 2012-01-03.</ref> the withdrawal of Thomson Creek Metals was heralded as a major victory in the town of Crested Butte in its battle against the proposed molybdenum mine.<ref>[http://www.hccaonline.org/ High Country Citizens' Alliance – Home]. Hccaonline.org (November 18, 2010). Retrieved on 2012-01-03.</ref>