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Acid Mine Drainage in Sierra County, CA

By Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center 2020 (approx.)
acid mine drainage flowing from abandoned mine
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Acid mine drainage coming from an abandoned mine in Sierra County, California. Photograph by California Department of Conservation, Abandoned Mine Lands Unit staff.

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