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Nevada Rio Tinto Mine

400-acre site located in Elko County, Nevada

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  • Date/Time Frame
  • 1932–1949
  • Statute
  • CERCLA
  • State
  • Nevada
  • Substances
  • acid mine drainage, mine tailings
  • Injury
  • Birds, Fish, Groundwater, Invertebrates, Mammals, Other Wildlife, Sediment, Soil, Surface Water
Consent Decrees:

2013.05.20 Related Document

  • Federal Trustees:
  • Department of the Interior (DOI) via Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • State Trustees:
  • Nevada
  • Tribal Trustees:
  • Shoshone-Paiute Tribe of the Duck Valley Reservation
  • Potentially Responsible Parties:
  • Atlantic Richfield, Co., Cliffs Natural Resources, DuPont, Teck American, Mountain City Remediation LLC