Red Devil Mine
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Red Devil Mine is an abandoned mercury mining site in southwestern Alaska known for its historical production and ongoing environmental contamination concerns.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Superfund site
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abandoned mine ⓘ mercury mine ⓘ |
| access | primarily by river and air ⓘ |
| climateZone | subarctic ⓘ |
| contaminants |
antimony
ⓘ
arsenic ⓘ mercury ⓘ petroleum hydrocarbons ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developed | 1940s ⓘ |
| discovered | early 20th century ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
fish tissue contamination
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groundwater contamination ⓘ sediment contamination ⓘ soil contamination ⓘ surface water contamination ⓘ |
| generatedWaste |
mine tailings
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roaster waste ⓘ waste rock ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major mercury producer in Alaska during mid-20th century ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
open-pit mining
ⓘ
ore processing ⓘ underground mining ⓘ |
| impact | long-term mercury legacy in Kuskokwim River basin ⓘ |
| listedBy | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bethel Census Area, Alaska
NERFINISHED
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Kuskokwim River region NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Alaska ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Red Devil, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedUntil | 1970s ⓘ |
| ownership | federal land ⓘ |
| peakProductionPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity | mercury ⓘ |
| primaryProduct | cinnabar-derived mercury ⓘ |
| processingMethod | roasting of cinnabar ore ⓘ |
| regulatoryProgram | CERCLA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| remediationActivity |
removal of mine structures
ⓘ
site investigation ⓘ waste consolidation and capping (planned/ongoing) ⓘ |
| riskReceptor |
downstream communities
ⓘ
subsistence fishers ⓘ |
| status |
abandoned
ⓘ
contaminated site ⓘ |
| waterBodyImpacted | Kuskokwim River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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