FletcherMineAndMillArealPhoto.jpg
By Environmental Health Program
2010 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Fletcher Mine complex, located in Reynolds County, Missouri, in the New Lead Belt in southeast Missouri. The complex includes mines, a mill, an impoundment that receives water pumped from the mine, and a zero-discharge tailings disposal area and pond. The mill extracted lead, zinc, and copper from the mined ore. Photo is from figure 7 in USGS SIR 2008–5140
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.