Toxic Lake
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The open pit and toxic lake at the bottom of the Midnite Mine. Photo courtesy of Environmental Protection Agency.
This file appears in: Midnite Mine
Midnite Mine
In 1954, the long and deadly hand of the Cold War touched the Spokane Reservation. Uranium was found in the remote mountains. To exploit this fuel and bomb-making material the Midnite Mine opened run by the Dawn Mining Company. The radioactive oreā¦
