Hayden Smelter (original) (raw)
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Smelter in Ray Complex Hayden Smelter P.O. Box Asarco Avenue Hayden AZ USA
| Hayden Smelter | |
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 Close up of Hayden Smelter, 2009 |
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| General information | |
| Status | Operating |
| Type | Smelter |
| Location | Ray Complex Hayden SmelterP.O. Box 8 640 Asarco Avenue Hayden AZUSA 85235 |
| Coordinates | 33°0′32″N 110°46′59″W / 33.00889°N 110.78306°W / 33.00889; -110.78306 |
| Completed | 1984 |
| Owner | ASARCO |
| Height | 303 meters[1] |
| Website | |
| https://www.asarco.com/ |
Hayden Smelter is a copper smelter at Hayden, Arizona, owned and operated by ASARCO. It has a 305 meters (1,001 feet) tall chimney, which is the tallest free-standing structure of Arizona. It processes copper from the Ray mine.
In 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency took action against the smelter for releasing "illegal amounts of lead, arsenic and eight other dangerous compounds."[2]
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- ^ "EPA Takes Action Against Toxic Arizona Copper Plant: The Two-Way : NPR". NPR.org. 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2011-11-17.