Gold King Mine Waste Water Spill
- Date Range
- 2015 – 2021
- Title
- Gold King Mine Waste Water Spill
- What occurred
- The Gold King Mine spill occurred when contractors working for EPA opened up a tailings dam which is a sealed embankment to store mining byproduct and wastewater. This opened tailings dam then flooded into the animas river and the Colorado River system and leached heavy metals into the water.
- Location
- Silverton, CO 81433
- Image Citation
- https://i1.wp.com/www.wlf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/coloradoepa.jpg?resize=299%2C169&ssl=1
- Student name(s)
- Julien Evans