Dangerous Legacy Of The Gold Rush
25 January 2001 - 10:00am
California state study finds 39,000 abandoned mines throughout the state. These mines, dating back to the 19th century, are safety hazards and can contaminate air and water.
"The danger of abandoned mines is becoming more evident as the population grows in high-density abandoned mine areas such as the Sierra Nevada foothills...Hazards can include old explosives, drums of chemicals, poisonous gases and runoff contaminated with chemicals such as mercury, arsenic, asbestos and chromium. "
Source:
The San Diego Union-Tribune, January 24, 2001
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