The dirty toxic REALITY:
Piles, Pits and Ponds
The Piles:
The Pits:
The Ponds:
The Sierrita 3,600 acre pond — scenic view
Close-up view: s ides of impoundment dams are made of dried tailings — which is a lot like cement.
Morenci Tailings Pond in background—a perpetual hazard for migrating birds
Another type of pond —sulfuric acid solution for copper leaching
Sierrita Tailing Impoundment in background
And a few spills—
And a lot of dust—
Milling
Waste Piles
Impoundments