Anaconda Copper Mine (near Yerington)
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The Anaconda Copper Mine near Yerington is a former open-pit copper mining operation in Nevada known for its significant production history and ongoing environmental contamination and cleanup efforts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former mining site
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open-pit copper mine ⓘ |
| cleanupActivity |
containment of mine wastes
ⓘ
groundwater monitoring ⓘ soil remediation ⓘ |
| contaminant |
arsenic
ⓘ
heavy metals ⓘ sulfates ⓘ uranium ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| endOfOperation | 1970s ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
groundwater contamination
ⓘ
soil contamination ⓘ waste rock and tailings ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
open pit
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process ponds ⓘ tailings impoundments ⓘ waste rock dumps ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major mid-20th-century copper producer in Nevada ⓘ |
| impactOn |
local groundwater users
ⓘ
nearby agricultural lands ⓘ |
| knownFor |
environmental contamination
ⓘ
large-scale copper production ⓘ long-term cleanup efforts ⓘ |
| laterOwnedBy |
ARCO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atlantic Richfield Company NERFINISHED ⓘ BP (via ARCO) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lyon County, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Yerington, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod | open-pit mining ⓘ |
| near |
Walker River Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yerington Paiute Tribe lands ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Anaconda Copper Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherCommodity |
molybdenum
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| partOf | Yerington Mining District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity | copper ⓘ |
| processingMethod |
heap leaching
ⓘ
milling ⓘ |
| regulator |
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startOfOperation | 1950s ⓘ |
| status |
abandoned mine site
ⓘ
inactive ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
environmental litigation
ⓘ
federal and state cleanup orders ⓘ |
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