What the records say
- When
- 5 Aug 2015
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 37.89° N, 107.64° W
- Description
- toxic waste water spill in Colorado
2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill
Environmental disaster near Silverton, Colorado
The 2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill was an environmental disaster that began at the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado, when Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) personnel, along with workers for Environmental Restoration LLC, caused the release of toxic waste water into the Animas River watershed.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Gold King Mine waste water spill releases 3 million gallons of heavy metal toxin tailings and waste water into the Animas River in Colorado”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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