Anaconda Copper Mine

Superfund site in Yerington, NV · EPA ID NVD083917252

Anaconda Copper Mine is a Superfund site in Yerington, NV on the EPA National Priorities List (Proposed for NPL). Contaminants of concern include ARSENIC, CHROMIUM, URANIUM, ARSENIC. The EPA has not published a human-exposure determination for Anaconda Copper Mine.

EPA status

National Priorities List
Proposed for NPL
Human exposure under control
Not reported
Groundwater migration under control
Not reported
Construction complete
Not reported
Sitewide ready for reuse
Not reported
Federal facility
No
EPA region
09
County
Lyon

Contaminants of concern

Grouped by the environmental medium in which the EPA recorded them.

Liquid Waste

  • Arsenic
  • Chromium
  • Uranium

Sediment

  • Arsenic
  • Lead
  • Molybdenum
  • Radium-226
  • Radium-228
  • Selenium
  • Zinc

Sludge

  • Arsenic
  • Chromium
  • Uranium

Soil

  • Radium-228

Solid Waste

  • Arsenic
  • Chromium
  • Cobalt
  • Copper
  • Radium-228
  • Uranium-238

Location

Along US Highway 95A where it turns onto W Goldfield Ave, Yerington, NV 89447

Latitude 38.990272, longitude -119.187067

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