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Gold King Mine Watershed Fact Sheet

The document below contains:

Historical background on the mine
Previous water release incidents in the area
Site assessment
Site risk
Cleanup progress
Other cleanup efforts

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Gold King Mine - Watershed Fact Sheet (PDF)(2 pp, 48 K)