A 1998 assessment reported bore samples pulled from the ground found arsenic, barium, chromium, lead, mercury and cyanide at levels far above regulatory limits. But the EPA termed the tailings "not of a sufficient risk to the public to warrant listing on the National Priority List," a designation that can lead to Superfund cleanup efforts.
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