This shot, from before 2006, includes the orange dirt of the tailings. This was where by-products of the copper smelting process were dumped. In 2006 the tailings were capped, to minimize runoff and pollution of the Verde River and groundwater.
This shot, from before 2006, includes the orange dirt of the tailings. This was where by-products of the copper smelting process were dumped. In 2006 the tailings were capped, to minimize runoff and pollution of the Verde River and groundwater.
U.S. National Park Service
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