The (Facility) Asarco Refinery is a copper mine located in Pierce county, Washington at an elevation of 16 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 16 Feet (5 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 47.3, -122.50560
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(Facility) Asarco Refinery MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: (Facility) Asarco Refinery
Secondary: American Smelting and Refining Co.
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Washington
County: Pierce
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.)
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: New York
Info Year: 1974
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Refiner
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): CERCLA (SUPERFUND) SITE. SITE IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL), MAY 10, 1993. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS INCLUDE (1) ACID MINE DRAINAGE CONTAMINATED WITH HEAVY METALS, AND (2) MINE DUMPS AND MILL TAILINGS CONTAINING HEAVY METALS. ASARCO SMELTER, A SUBSITE OF THE REFINERY, IS ALSO ON THE STATE REPORT. BOTH SITES HAVE CONFIRMED AIR, SURFACE WATER, GROUNDWATER, SEDIMENT, AND SOIL CONTAMINATION: EPA PRIORITY POLLUTANTS-METALS AND CYANIDE; OTHER METALS; BASE/NEUTRAL/ ACID ORGANICS; HALOGENATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; NON-HALOGENATED SOLVENTS; POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAH); CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; ASBESTOS. STATUS: REMEDIAL ACTION IN PROGRESS. NOTE: THE REFINERY HAS BEEN DISMANTLED. AS OF 1993, THE SITE IS BEING RECLAIMED.
References
Reference (Production): WASHINGTON STATE DEPT. OF ECOLOGY. CONFIRMED AND SUSPECTED
Reference (Deposit): DIRECTORY OF WASH. MANUFACTURERS, 1974.
Reference (Production): CONTAMINATED SITES REPORT, OCT. 13, 1993.
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