| Iron Mountain Mine | |
|---|---|
| Superfund site | |
 Drainage from the Iron Mountain Mine | |
| Geography | |
| City | Redding |
| County | Shasta County |
| State | California |
| Coordinates | 40°40′20″N 122°31′40″W / 40.67222°N 122.52778°W |
  Iron Mountain Mine | |
| Information | |
| CERCLIS ID | CAD980498612 |
| Contaminants | Sulfuric acid, copper, zinc and cadmium |
| Responsible parties | AventisCrop Sciences, Iron Mountain Mines, Inc., Mr. T. W. Arman |
| Progress | |
| Proposed | 12/30/1982 |
| Listed | 09/08/1983 |
| List of Superfund sites | |
Iron Mountain Mine, also known as the Richmond Mine at Iron Mountain, is a mine near Redding in Northern California, US. Geologically classified as a "massive sulfide ore deposit", the site was mined for iron, silver, gold, copper, zinc, quartz, and pyrite intermittently from the 1860s until 1963. The mine is the source of extremely acidic mine drainage which also contains large amounts of zinc, copper, and cadmium. One of America's most toxic waste sites, it has been listed as a federal Superfund site since 1983.[1]
- ^ U.S., California Announce Settlement to Clean up one of the Country's Most Toxic Waste Sites, U.S. Department of Justice press release, 19 October 2000