Asarco Lead Smelter
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| One of the last operating lead smelters in the country, the East Helena Plant was finally shut down in April 2001. The 141-acre plant, which opened in 1888, produced around 750 tons of lead bullion per day, as well as the marketable by-product sulfuric acid. The plant employed around 260 people, and is owned by the American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO). The facility was rated as the fourth worst polluter in the USA, according to the Toxic Release Inventory. |
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5 miles E of Helena, in East Helena
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Box 1230
East Helena MT, 59635 |
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| Roads around the perimeter of the plant are accessible and unrestricted. The gate into the plant itself is poorly marked. |
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http://www.asarco.com/
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Abandoned Site, Processing, Tailings
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Industrial, Metals Manufacturing
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