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Images Illustrating Environmental Subjects
California and the West
Mining
Copper
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Environmental Problems Due to Mining
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- hydraulic mining debris
- Clear Creek, near North San Juan, Nevada County, CA (1987)
- acid drainage from mine
- Keystone Canyon, New York Mountains, East Mojave National Scenic Area, CA (1992)
- tailings wheels
- Kennedy Mine, near Jackson, CA (1992)
- Trinity River tailings
- Trinity River upstream from Trinity Lake, near Carrville, CA (1991)
- Sealed mine shaft
- Organ Pipe Cactus NM, AZ (1988)
Evaporites
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Ghost Towns
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Gold
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- the Mother Lode
- Highway 108 at Woods Creek, west of Jamestown, CA (1985)
- James Marshall statue
- Marshall Gold Discovery SHP, Coloma, CA (1987)
- Empire Cottage
- Empire Cottage, Empire Mine SHP, Grass Valley, CA (1985)
- no gold mining
- Placerita Canyon SP, near Newhall, CA (1993)
- small gold dredge
- Edwards Crossing, South Yuba River, CA (1985)
Hydraulic Mining
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Mercury
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Mining Infrastructure and Equipment
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- ore crusher
- Plumas Eureka SP, CA (1991)
- Pelton wheel
- Plumas Eureka SP, CA (1991)
- miner's ditch
- Plumas Eureka SP, CA (1991)
- mining claim
- Hayfork Creek, near Hayfork, Trinity NF, CA (1992)
- antique machine shop
- Empire Mine SHP, Grass Valley, CA (1985)
- mine headframe
- Idaho-Maryland Mine, Empire Mine SHP, Grass Valley, CA (1985)
- charcoal kilns
- near Wildrose, Death Valley NM, CA (1969)
- Sapphire Lake dam
- Sapphire Lake, Trinity Alps Wilderness, CA (1977)
- seismic exploration
- near Ryan, Death Valley NM, CA (1974)
- stamp mill
- Empire Mine SHP, Grass Valley, CA (1985)
Stone Quarrying
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