Tailings piles and barren land remained after a gold mill was abandoned in the 1930's. The land is so saturated with acid that no vegetation can survive.
6/1972
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National Archives Identifier: 543846
Full Citation: Tailings piles and barren land remained after a gold mill was abandoned in the 1930's. The land is so saturated with acid that no vegetation can survive.; 6/1972; Records of the Environmental Protection Agency, Record Group 412. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/tailings-piles-and-barren-land-remained-after-a-gold-mill-was-abandoned-in-the-1930s-the-land-is-so-saturated-with-acid-that-no-vegetation-can-survive, April 29, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.