Talk:Iron Mountain Mine

message: The link in Reference #2 does not access the page anymore; the link may be outdated.
Julie22193 01:13, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unactive Link 

message: A solution in water can't have a pH of -3.6 because this means it has a hydronium concentration of 10^3.6 > 1000 M. Pure water is only about 55 M water at normal pressures. The link for Reference #2 is active now; I have every reason to doubt it, but no idea what the pH should be.
71.8.223.241 03:40, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  -3.6 pH?! 

message: Looking at enlarging history section, which is rather thin at this point.  Probably begin with Whitney's 1860s report, then the 1880s-1893 silver operation, and into the British Mountain Copper Company, Ltd, dividing its story into four or so sections (early bonanza and environmental damage, 1894-1907; enlargement of pyrite mining and impacts; gold mining years of, mostly 1930s; and then World War II and post war years to shut-down).  Plenty of literature on the operation, mostly promotional, but some good works.  Comments welcome VT440genoa (talk) 21:19, 13 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: Several research studies investigate the microbes found in the drainage including Fungi(https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00238/full) and https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19719632/ might be worth adding some summary of these findings.
* Remove "Iron Mountain the first discovery of valuable mineral deposits was discovered by three men. (In1852) Thomas Jefferson Harrison, Robert Lyon,and Stephan Alozo Meek.it became known as Pump Town, later to become Buckeye, gold was discovered in Quartz,and so it became known as Quartz Hill,all three men had mines on the hill.1892 the three partners sold their claims to a company bast out of Chicago Quartz Hill Gold mining company,cook county Illinois." Possibly replace with a note about surveyor William Magee and settler Charles Camden discovering the deposits by noticing the color of the exposed rock. More on this at this USGS site, which appears to have been cited many other places https://ca.water.usgs.gov/projects/iron_mountain/mining.html:
* The section suggested for removal lacks sources, contradicts the discovery of Iron Mountain mineral deposits established elsewhere, is full of typos, and contains irrelevant stuff like supposedly being named Buckeye at some point. Additionally, based on commentary on the talk page this section seems to be based on hearsay from someone's relative? :
* References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button):
1871 newspaper showing Magee and Camden's mining claim in the Iron Mountains https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCR18711021.2.9&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1
One source that references the above newspaper. https://archive.redding.com/lifestyle/travelin-in-time-col-magee-mapped-out-shasta-county-ep-376988136-355314331.html
And some lovely other general resources on the mine that support the suggestion above. 
https://ca.water.usgs.gov/projects/iron_mountain/mining.html
https://uppersouthplatte.org/learn/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMM-Case-Study.pdf
If you're interested in the wild toxicity of this mine, you might enjoy this article :) https://www.sfgate.com/green/article/Inside-a-toxic-hellhole-Iron-Mountain-Mine-3254595.php 
Xanadu02 (talk) 04:36, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Additional Microbes