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Dumping materials into a large open pit at Blackbird Mine as part of theclean-up work.
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The distinct blue in this image is caused by copper contamination, BucktailCreek. Nothing lives in this environment.
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The distinct blue in this image is caused by copper contamination, BucktailCreek. Nothing lives in this environment. This image shows a collection basinused as part of the remediation. Water is shunted to a treatment plant.
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Blue copper precipitate in Bucktail Creek.
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Contaminated materials that were deposited and then released during asevere thunderstorm caused trees to pick up the copper and release it throughtheir sap.
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An adit or mine opening at Blackbird Mine.
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Contaminated waste rock at Blackbird Mine. Note the erosion gulleys. The wasterock has been stabilized as part of the remediation.
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Contaminated drainage coming out of a mine adit.
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More contaminated waste rock in gulleys.
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A view of Bucktail drainage basin. An open pit in the upper right hand area.Waste rock deposited throughout the basin.
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West Fork Blackbird Creek, a tailing facility. The structure to the right is aspillway. Several million cubic yards contaminated tailings are behind the dam.Water is diverted into a concrete channel so it does not come into contact withthe tailings.
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Waste rock piles.
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Bucktail Creek, a part of the remediation action. Removing contaminatedsediments. The removal of the sediments took place between 1995 - 2000.
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Bucktail Creek, this image was taken following a storm event and illustrateshow high the deposition of sediments is.
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Blackbird Creek, iron contamination shows in the stream.
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The beginning of construction at one of the dams, as part of the remediationstrategy.
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A view of waste rock.
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A view of waste rock.
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The top of the West Fork Tailing Facility, looking downstream.
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The top of the West Fork Tailing Facility, looking downstream. The West Forkof Blackbird Creek has been diverted over the top of the contaminated tailingsas part of the remediation. Now, the creek does not flow through the tailings.
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