Caution: Radiation Area
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Today, access to the Midnite Mine is limited due to the high radiation levels in the area. Photo courtesy of Casey Baulne.
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 ore…