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Salmon River tailings

By Alaska Science Center
Rusted piece of mining equipment in center of placer tailings with gravel and vegetation and cloudy blue sky.
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Detailed Description

Large volume of gold placer tailings that contain platinum group and chromium critical minerals on the Salmon River south of Goodnews Bay, Alaska.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

Photo by Susan Karl, U.S. Geological Survey