Both Barite Hill and Brewer were declared Superfund sites after their
owners collectively dug up 7 tons of gold, then abandoned the
properties in 1999. South Carolina regulators who permitted the mines
did not require substantial cleanup bonds and later asked the EPA for
help.
Both sites are contaminated by metals and acid draining
from sulfide-rich rock, which was exposed during the gold-excavation
process.
http://www.thestate.com/2014/10/14/3745264_golds-legacy-abandoned-gold-mines.html?sp=/99/132/&rh=1
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