| Deposit ID | 10155657 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0530539015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Asarco Refinery |
| Alternate or previous names | American Smelting and Refining Co. |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.50683, 47.2998 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 5 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pierce(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gig Harbor(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tacoma(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Seattle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Puget Sound(hydrologic unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Pierce |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 021 N | 002 E | 23 | NENE | Washington |
| Plant (1) | -122.50683, 47.2998 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Plant type | Refiner |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | New York |
| Year | 1974 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0530539015 |
WASHINGTON STATE DEPT. OF ECOLOGY. CONFIRMED AND SUSPECTED
CONTAMINATED SITES REPORT, OCT. 13, 1993.
DIRECTORY OF WASH. MANUFACTURERS, 1974.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CERCLA (SUPERFUND) SITE. SITE IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL), MAY 10, 1993. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS INCLUDE (1) ACID MINE DRAINAGE CONTAMINATED WITH HEAVY METALS, AND (2) MINE DUMPS AND MILL TAILINGS CONTAINING HEAVY METALS. ASARCO SMELTER, A SUBSITE OF THE REFINERY, IS ALSO ON THE STATE REPORT. BOTH SITES HAVE CONFIRMED AIR, SURFACE WATER, GROUNDWATER, SEDIMENT, AND SOIL CONTAMINATION: EPA PRIORITY POLLUTANTS-METALS AND CYANIDE; OTHER METALS; BASE/NEUTRAL/ ACID ORGANICS; HALOGENATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; NON-HALOGENATED SOLVENTS; POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAH); CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; ASBESTOS. STATUS: REMEDIAL ACTION IN PROGRESS. NOTE: THE REFINERY HAS BEEN DISMANTLED. AS OF 1993, THE SITE IS BEING RECLAIMED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-FEB-94 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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