agency administer visited nearby dewar anningo on wednesday. >> i came from a briefing that dave and others provided to me on the status of the clean-up, and the status of the monitoring of the plume. i am excited that they are fully operational, and we are working this issue very hard. >> we came to the accident site with a member of the incident management team, and several congressional staffers getting their first look. and with steve, an engineer with 40 years in mining who doesn't think happened here should signal an end to the mountains. >> what are the opportunity for more mining? >> we didn't comply with the rules. even in today's market, metal prices can work. >> we can see mining grow in the silver tonne area. >> yes. some could start it again. >> chances of future mining could disappear if it's designated as a toxic clean up side, something many downstream would like to see. that could bring clean-up money. it's a contentious issue here, for the super fund label could slow development, and kill the tourist trade. silverton's true goldmine. >> this is where the flow came d