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## ADMINISTRATIV E RECOR D Leadvill e Uni t Michae l G

. Le e Uni t Manage r 

### Apri l 29 , 199 2 PBI V 

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. Ke n Wangeru d !

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. EP A Regio n Vff l 99 9 18t h Street , Suit e 50 0 L 

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Smelte r Sit e Reconnaissanc e Repor t fo r Smelte r Sit e Investigatio n Wor k L 

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. Wangerud: I n respons e t o EPA' s request , ASARC O ha s prepare d th e enclose d Smelte r Sit e Reconnaissanc e Report

. Smelte r Sit e Reconnaissanc e wa s on e par t o f wor k conducte d ! under

th e Smelte r Sit e Investigatio n Wor k Plan , Californi a Gulc h Site , Leadville , Colorado , Augus t 199 1 (Smelte r Wor k Plan)

. I n orde r t o provid e EP A wit h

, informatio n

concernin g smelter-relate d waste s an d buildin g material s observe d a t I forme r

histori c smelte r sites , thi s repor t ha s bee n prepare d i n advanc e o f th e Smelte r Sit e Remedia l Investigatio n Report

. Thi s repor t wil l b e include d a s a sectio n i n th e 

### i Smelte r

Sit e Remedia l Investigatio n Report

. Thi s report , whic h present s a site-by-sit e reconnaissanc e summar y o f th e seventee n I histori

c location s o f smeltin g facilitie s identifie d durin g th e histori c literatur e review , L focuse s

o n smelter-relate d waste s an d buildin g material s observe d a t som e o f th e histori c sites

. Informatio n o n sla g ha s bee n forwarde d t o th e Denve r an d Ri o Grand e I Railroa

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o f th e seventee n site s wer e observe d an d describe d b y Woodward-Clyd e I Consultant

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. EP A Regio n VH I Apri l 28 , 199 2 Pag e 2 

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s tha t operate d fo r les s tha n on e yea r wer e no t visite d du e t o acces s restrictions

. L Th e descriptio n for eac h sit e includes location , year s i n operation , observe d remainin g smelte r buildin g material s o r structures , an d comment s o n th e natur e an d locatio n o f f observe

d smelter-relate d waste

. I f yo u hav e an y questions , cal l m e a t (303 ) 279-2645

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. Anderso n I / i Environmenta l Superintenden t LLG:st b Enclosur e i ( 4 copie s sent ) 2c : Mr

. Rus s Alien ; Colorad o Departmen t o f Healt h i Ms

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Mar y Capdeville ; Colorad o Dept

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. Weston , Inc

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Ear l Madsen ; Bradley , Campbell , Carae y & Madse n Mr

. Dav e Baker ; Resurrectio n Minin g [

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. Lee ; ASARCO , Leadville , Colorad o Mr

. Lan y Drew ; HECL A Ms

. Kathlee n Snead ; Denve r & Ri o Grand e Wester n Ms

. Bets y Temkin ; Ballard , Spahr , Andrews , & Ingersol l Ms

. Charlott e Nietzel ; Hohn e Rober t & Owen s Mr

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. Worthington ; Water , Wast e & Land , Inc

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## L Th e objective s o f th e smelte r sit e reconnaissance wer e (1 ) t o locat e i n th e fiel d th e L smelte r

sites identifie d i n Tas k 1 o f th e Smelte r Wor k Pla n Californi a Gulch Sit e Leadville , Colorad o date d Augus t 1991 , and (2 ) t o documen t area s o f observe d smelte r i wast

e visuall y apparen t a t eac h site

. Thi s tas k (Tas k 2 ) involve d visual inspectio n only

. N o subsurfac e probin g o r samplin g wa s conducted

. L , O n Augus t 26,27 , an d 2 8 a Woodward-Clyd e Consultant s (WCC ) fiel d tea m performe d ; " fiel d reconnaissance t o locat e th e abov e mentione d sites

. Th e locatio n o f smelte r sites ^ and evidence o f waste s associate d wit h ba g houses, dus t chambers , sludg e pits , wast e j - roc k piles , and pit s fro m the smelte r operatio n wer e noted

. Buildin g materia l debri s and L othe r evidenc e that structure s previousl y existe d a t eac h smelte r sit e wer e noted

. Sla g wa s observe d a t histori c smelte r locations an d othe r locations throughou t th e area . I n ^ som

e cases , i t wa s apparen t tha t th e sla g wa s associate d wit h a particula r histori c smelte r location , bu t thi s associatio n wa s no t clea r i n man y cases . I 

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wer e take n o f eac h sit e i n orde r t o provid e additiona l documentation

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depictin g smelter-relate d waste s include d i n thi s repor t wil l b e presente d * • i n th e fina l smelter s remedia l investigatio n (RI ) report

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2. 0 FIEL D SIT E RECONNAISSANC E Th e fiel d sit e reconnaissanc e use d informatio n fro m th e historica l literatur e revie w t o ^ , guid e effort s t o locat e histori c smelte r site s i n Leadville

. Fiftee n site s ou t o f a possibl e seventee n site s wer e visited

. Two site s (Gage-Hagama n Smelte r an d Raymond , Sherma n • an d McKa y Smelter ) wer e no t visite d du e t o acces s restrictions

. Th e histori c informatio n use d t o establis h that there wer e seventeen site s wil l b e foun d i n th e histori c literatur e

, sectio n

o f th e Smelte r Sit e Remedia l Investigatio n Report

. Th e Smelte r Sit e Investigatio n Histori c Smelte r Location s ma p (Figur e 2-1 ) show s th e locatio n o f eac h smelte r site

. ; - WC C personne l an d EP A auditors visite d eac h smelte r sit e fo r whic h acces s wa s granted

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_ A secon d confirmatio n visi t wa s mad e t o eleve n o f th e sites , an d include d tw o cultura l resourc e specialist s a s par t o f th e observatio n tea m to , assis t i n sit e documentation

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s fo r eac h smelte r sit e ar e discusse d below

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r 2. 1 MALT A SMELTE R
• Th e Malt a Smelte r wa s locate d nea r th e mout h o f Californi a Gulch

. Th e smelte r ^

- operate d

discontinuousl y durin g th e perio d fro m 187 5 t o 1880

. Thre e tier s i n th e soi l i wer

e foun d correspondin g t o th e thre e level s on whic h th e Malt a smelte r facilit y wa s L constructed

. Littl e evidenc e o f thi s facilit y remains

. Som e fir e brick s wer e observe d

r . nea r a pi t (Figur e 2-2)

. Brick s an d mino r amount s o f sla g wer e als o locate d immediatel y | j eas t o f th e site

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record s indicate d tha t th e Lizzi e Smelte r wa s locate d nea r th e Malt a Smelte r * * i n Malta

. Th e smelte r operate d periodicall y fro m 187 6 t o 1879

. Littl e evidence o f th e ;' smelter' s

existenc e remain s excep t fo r two pit s observe d eas t o f th e ol d schoo l house

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g material s includin g morta r an d a fe w brick s wer e foun d i n an d nea r th e pits

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e are a appear s t o hav e bee n frequentl y disturbe d an d wa s littere d wit h recen t trash

. »_ > Wit h th e exceptio n o f buildin g materia l ( a fe w bricks) , n o smelter-relate d wast e wa s | observe

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, Th e Californi a Smelte r wa s locate d sout h o f th e Arkansa s Valley smelter

. Th e forme r [ ^ locatio n

o f th e Californi a Smelte r appears , base d on historica l records , t o b e burie d unde r the sla g pil e no w t o the wes t o f the Arkansa s Valle y Smelter

. N o wast e o r buildin g materia l relate d t o th e Californi a Smelte r coul d b e identified

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Zin c wa s locate d nea r th e crossin g o f th e Denve r an d Ri o Grand e Railroa d an d
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. Th e reverbator y furnace s wer e i n operatio n periodicall y durin g th e perio d fro m 191 4 t o 1926

. Buildin g material s includin g th e t

. foundation s

and

. man y brick s fro m th e reverbator y furnace s wer e located , wit h fou r or

_ mor e type s o f fir e brick s identified

. A coatin g wa s note d t o b e presen t o n th e fir e bricks

. i i Th e location s o f or e bin s o r dus t bin s wer e observe d a t thi s site

. Columnar-shape d piece s o f consolidate d dus t wer e foun d nort h o f th e bi n area s wit h th e impressio n o f ba g i material

imprinte d i n th e hardene d dust , an d on e piec e o f th e consolidate d dus t stil l ha d ba g materia l attached

. Figur e 2- 3 show s dus t an d brick s a t th e Wester n Zin c site

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_ The Arkansa s Valle y Smelte r remain s ar e locate d i n lowe r Californi a Gulch wes t o f the ^ Leadvill

e cit y limits

. Thi s smelte r wa s i n operatio n a t varyin g productio n level s discontinuousl y fro m 187 9 t o 1960

. Muc h o f th e smelte r structur e stil l exists

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o f ba g houses , dus t chambers , roastin g ovens , an d vaul t building s wer e compare d wit h histori c sit e map s and wer e noted

. Th e wast e and buildin g material s 

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a t th e sit e include s dust , bricks, an d slag

. Ther e i s evidenc e tha t th e sit e ha s bee n ^ * extensivel

y reworke d afte r th e smelte r shu t down

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exac t boundarie s fo r location s o f the variou s kind s o f waste

. Figur e 2- 4 show s roastin g oven s an d bricks

. Figur e 2- 5 show s bin s an d a possibl e dus t area . 2 . 6 AMERICA N SMELTE R Th e America n Smelte r wa s locate d on th e northern ban k o f Californi a Gulc h nea r th e L a Plat a Smelter

. This smeltin g facilit y wa s i n operatio n periodicall y durin g th e perio d fro m 187 9 t o 1893

. Furnac e area s wer e located

. Evidence o f wast e an d buildin g material s associate d wit h th e furnace s wa s noted

. Brick s an d possibl e dus t area s wer e found , an d th e sla g pil e wa s located

. Figur e 2- 6 i s a vie w (east ) showin g th e locatio n o f th e America n furnaces

. N o specifi c area s wer e identifie d fo r dus t sampling

. 2. 7 L A PLAT A SMELTE R Th e L a Plat a Smelte r wa s locate d o n El m Stree t jus t wes t o f th e Leadvill e cit y limits

. Th e smelte r wa s i n operatio n periodicall y fro m 187 8 t o 1900

. Concret e wit h residu e o n it , whic h ma y hav e bee n a remnan t o f a foundatio n o r par t o f a furnace , wa s foun d (Figur e 2-7)

. Cemente d sla g ma y hav e bee n use d a s foundatio n materials

. I n a n are a wher e a histori c floorpla n o f the facilit y indicate d the dus t captur e are a ma y hav e existed , a fine-graine d materia l (possibl y dust ) wa s noted

. However , th e fine-graine d materia l wa s mixe d wit h soil s an d coul d not , o n visua l inspection , b e identifie d a s smelter-relate d dust

. Th e road s adjacen t t o th e sit e ar e pave d wit h slag

. Brick s wer e observe d i n the botto m o f a pit

. Substantia l recen t garbage , includin g paper , ruste d metal , an d glass , wa s evident

. I t wa s difficul t t o visuall y ascertai n wit h certaint y the locatio n o f dus t a t th e L a Plat a site , give n th e recen t garbag e an d th e amoun t o f tim e that ha s elapse d sinc e th e smelte r wa s closed

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N SMELTE R The Grant/Unio n Smelte r wa s locate d o n the norther n ban k o f Californi a Gulc h wes t o f Leite r Avenue

. Th e smelte r wa s i n operatio n periodicall y fro m 187 9 t o 1900

. Sla g wa s th e onl y wast e materia l observe d at'thi s site

. Sla g informatio n wa s forwarde d t o th e Denve r an d Ri o Grand e Railroad Co

. for thei r sla g program

. Ther e wa s sligh t evidenc e o f ol d foundation s i n Californi a Gulch

. A ne w buildin g i s presen t o n th e sit e an d othe r 22909/R8. 2 04-2S-92/RPT/ 2 2- 3! evidenc e

o f recen t constructio n an d reworkin g o f th e are a wa s observed

. A s a resul t o f thes e activitie s whic h occurre d subsequen t t o the clos e o f the Grant/Unio n smelter , p origina

l wast e location s ar e no t evident

. Othe r tha n slag , n o wast e relate d t o th e ^ Grant/Unio n

Smelte r coul d b e identified

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. 2. 9 LEADVILLE SMELTE R i Th e Leadvill e Smelte r wa s locate d jus t wes t o f th e Leadvill e cit y limit s o n El m Street

. Th e smelte r operate d periodicall y fro m 187 7 t o 1880

. N o visibl e evidenc e o f thi s smelte r i o r associate d structure s exists

. O n th e basi s o f th e histori c descriptio n o f th e sit e location , th e forme r smelte r locatio n appear s t o currentl y b e occupie d b y house s an d a

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. Som e pieces o f sla g wer e observe d alon g th e roa d i n a vacan t area . 2.1 0 HARRISO N REDUCTIO N WORK S 

## L Th e Hamso n Reductio n Works wa s locate d on th e corne r o f Harriso n an d El m Streets

. ^ The smelte r operate d periodicall y fro m 187 7 t o 1893

. Waste s tha t wer e associate d wit h

_ thi s facilit y wer e note d durin g th e sit e visit

. Sla g pile s a s show n i n Figur e 2- 8 wer e located

. Also , possibl e locations o f furnace s wer e observe d alon g wit h dus t bin s an d associate d fine , dust y material

. Adjacen t t o th e furnac e locations , as h o r dus t pile s an d i smal

l sla g pile s wer e observed

. Extensiv e reworkin g o f th e are a subsequen t t o closur e * * o f th e facilit y ha s mad e i t unclea r whethe r th e feature s an d waste s observe d ar e i n thei r p origina

l positions , o r whethe r th e dus t an d sla g hav e bee n scattere d an d mixe d aroun d L , th e site

. Sla g informatio n wa s forwarde d t o th e Denve r an d Ri o Grand e Railroa d Co

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# L Th e Adelaid e Smelte r wa s locate d a t th e hea d o f Stray Hors e Gulch o n Iro n Hil l nea r

, th e Adelaid e Mine

. Thi s smelte r bega n operatio n i n Januar y 187 9 an d terminate d operatio n i n Augus t 1879

. Bric k walls , possibl y associate d wit h the smelte r foundations , P an d pit s wer e noted

. Mino r amount s o f sla g wer e observe d a t thi s site

. Fiel d evidenc e •" • di d no t clearl y establish thi s a s th e smelte r locatio n becaus e i t i s als o possibl e that ,
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t t o closin g an d dismantlin g th e smelter , th e sit e ma y hav e bee n burie d beneat h min e wast e fro m th e Adelaid e Mine

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. Th e Littl e Chie f Smelte r wa s locate d o n Frye r Hil l immediatel y abov e th e Littl e Chie f
^ Mine

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The smelte r operate d fro m Jul y 187 9 t o earl y 1880

. Littl e evidenc e remain s o f
^ th e smelter

. N o fir e brick s remain

. Th e histori c record s indicat e tha t th e foundatio n wa s sinking , s o th e smelte r wa s tor n down

. Smal l sla g pile s wer e observe d i n th e ! locatio n

believe d t o b e wher e th e blas t furnace s had bee n located

. Th e mos t obviou s wast e associate d wit h thi s sit e i s slag

. Other type s o f wast e or buildin g material s wer e

~ no t clearl y evident

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- 2.1 3 OHI O AN D MISSOUR I SMELTE R 

## L Th e Ohi o an d Missour i Smelte r wa s locate d i n Bi g Evan s Gulch

. Th e smelte r wa s *

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intermittentl y fro m Jun e 187 9 t o Decembe r 1880

. Littl e evidenc e o f th e existenc e o f a smelte r wa s observed

. A n angula r grou p o f rocks , whic h ma y hav e bee n

, a furnac e site , wa s observe d o n th e northeast en d o f th e area . Sla g an d tw o smal l pit s containin g smal l amount s o f bric k buildin g material debri s wer e noted

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- Th e Cumming s an d Fin n Smelte r wa s locate d i n Bi g Evan s Gulch

. Thi s wa s a smal l smeltin g operation , operate d periodicall y fro m Jul y 187 9 t o 1885

. Onl y sla g remain s a s L evidenc e

o f thi s smelter' s existenc e a t thi s site

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N SMELTE R i Th e Gage-Hagama n Smelte r wa s locate d i n Bi g Evan s Gulch and operate d fro m Ma y 187 9 t o Decembe r 1880

. Th e locatio n o f thi s smelte r i s o n privat e property , wit h n o acces s permitted ; therefore , thi s sit e wa s no t visited

. Fro m a distance , n o evidenc e o f * • th e smelte r coul d b e seen . Wit h concurrenc e o f EP A auditors , an d give n tha t th e r smelte r

wa s o f simila r capacit y t o th e Cumming s an d Fin n Smelte r an d operate d for a 

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- Th e Raymond , Sherma n an d McKa y Smelte r wa s locate d i n Bi g Evan s Gulch

. Th e

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wa s i n operatio n fro m Jul y 187 9 t o Decembe r 1879

. Thi s smelte r wa s als o o n ^ privat

e properl y wit h n o acces s permitted

. A s wit h the Gage-Hagama n smelter , the sit e

_ reconnaissanc e

use d informatio n fro m the historica l literatur e revie w t o locat e thi s site

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tha t th e smelte r wa s o f simila r siz e t o Cumming s an d Fin n an d operate d fo r a ver y brie f perio d o f time , i t i s assume d tha t i t generate d littl e wast e tha t woul d stil l b e evident

11 2 year s afte r closur e o f th e facility

. Wit h concurrenc e o f EP A auditors , i t wa s decide d t o us e historica l informatio n t o ma p th e facilit y fo r modelin g purposes

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## L 2.1 7 ELGI N SMELTE R Th e Elgi n Smelte r wa s locate d on Bi g Evan s Gulch

. Th e smelte r wa s i n operatio n periodicall y fro m 187 9 t o 1903

. Several feature s associate d wit h th e smelte r facilit y an d smelte r wast e wer e note d a t thi s site

. Re d brick s an d fir e bricks , whic h wer e buildin g material s associate d wit h foundation s an d furnaces , wer e observed

. The are a o f the furnace s wa s noted

. The lowe r foundatio n are a i s likel y t o hav e bee n th e locatio n fo r th e engine s and pumps

. Thic k roc k wall s associate d wit h th e ga s hous e locatio n wer e observe d a t th e en d o f th e furnac e area . Th e are a show n o n histori c plan s t o b e th e locatio n o f th e dus t bin s wa s observe d (Figur e 2-9) , an d i n that area , dus t wit h ba g materia l wa s observe d an d photographed

. Fine-grained , water-coole d sla g materia l wa s observe d a t bot h end s o f th e site

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. Elgi n Smelter , are a o f dus t bin s an d observe d dust

. 22909E/R8.FI O W-28-92/RPT/ 23. 0 SIT E RECONNAISSANC E

SUMMAR Y Th e reconnaissanc e o f seventee n smelte r site s i n Californi a Gulch , Leadville , Colorad o wa s conducte d b y WC C personne l an d EP A auditor s followin g a historica l revie w o f eac h site

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. Tw o o f th e site s wer e no t visite d du e t o restricte d access . Th e followin g smelte r site s wer e observe d t o hav e som e for m o f smelter-relate d wast e and/o r

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Lizzi e Smelte r - a fe w brick s • Wester n Zinc - fir e bricks, hardene d dus t • Arkansa s Valle y Smelte r - dust , bricks , sla g • America n Smelte r - dust , brick s sla g • L a Plat a Smelte r - bricks, slag , possibl e dus t • Grant/Unio n Smelte r - sla g • Harriso n Reductio n Work s - slag , possibl e dus t 

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Adelaid e Smelte r - mino r amount s o f sla g I •

Littl e Chie f Smelte r - mino r amount s o f sla g • Ohi o an d Missour i Smelte r - slag , brick s i •

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Elgin Smelte r - dust , bricks, sla g C-

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o f th e sites ha d littl e o r n o remainin g physica l evidence , excep t fo r mino r amount s o f slag , du e t o thei r smal l size , short-live d operations , subsequen t activitie s i n i 1 th e area s i n question , an d th e numbe r o f year s that ha s elapse d sinc e the y last processe d ore .

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