Red Dog: Release ranking misleadingAlaska’s largest mine and world’s largest zinc source says EPA report misleading because naturally occurring metals contained in waste rock and tailings counted as toxic releases Patricia Liles Mining News Editor
Alaska’s largest mine and the world’s single largest source of zinc counters its national top ranking by the Environmental Protection Agency for toxic releases, saying that naturally occurring minerals contained in mine tailings are included in the count at the Red Dog mine.
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