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Just found this on an AP wire... looks like everything in Utah is dangerous... Very interesting. It appears that Utah is the only state out of all of them that just said... HAH, ALL OF OUR MINES ARE DANGEROUS!!!
Still thinking of how to leverage this, but good fun nonetheless.
Estimate by the Government Accountability Office of the number of abandoned hardrock mines and hazards by state:
Alaska
Mine sites: 469
Unsafe features: 235
Sites with environmental degradation: 99
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Arizona
Mine sites: 50,000
Unsafe features: 59,400
Sites with environmental degradation: 9,900
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California
Mine sites: 47,084
Unsafe features: 164,795
Sites with environmental degradation: 5,200
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Colorado
Mine sites: 7,300
Unsafe features: 17,000
Sites with environmental degradation: 150
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Idaho
Mine sites: 7,100
Unsafe features: N/A
Sites with environmental degradation: N/A
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Montana
Mine sites: 6,000
Unsafe features: 6,000-22,000
Sites with environmental degradation: 331
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Nevada
Mine sites: 16,000
Unsafe features: 51,000
Sites with environmental degradation: 150
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New Mexico
Mine sites: 800
Unsafe features: 15,000
Sites with environmental degradation: 200-300
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Oregon
Mine sites: 3,823
Unsafe features: N/A
Sites with environmental degradation: 140
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South Dakota
Mine sites: 950
Unsafe features: N/A
Sites with environmental degradation: N/A
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Utah
Mine sites: 17,000
Unsafe features: 17,000
Sites with environmental degradation: 17,000
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Washington
Mine sites: 3,629
Unsafe features: 1,608
Sites with environmental degradation: 50
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Wyoming
Mine sites: 956
Unsafe features: 519
Sites with environmental degradation: 437
Still thinking of how to leverage this, but good fun nonetheless.
Estimate by the Government Accountability Office of the number of abandoned hardrock mines and hazards by state:
Alaska
Mine sites: 469
Unsafe features: 235
Sites with environmental degradation: 99
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Arizona
Mine sites: 50,000
Unsafe features: 59,400
Sites with environmental degradation: 9,900
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California
Mine sites: 47,084
Unsafe features: 164,795
Sites with environmental degradation: 5,200
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Colorado
Mine sites: 7,300
Unsafe features: 17,000
Sites with environmental degradation: 150
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Idaho
Mine sites: 7,100
Unsafe features: N/A
Sites with environmental degradation: N/A
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Montana
Mine sites: 6,000
Unsafe features: 6,000-22,000
Sites with environmental degradation: 331
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Nevada
Mine sites: 16,000
Unsafe features: 51,000
Sites with environmental degradation: 150
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New Mexico
Mine sites: 800
Unsafe features: 15,000
Sites with environmental degradation: 200-300
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Oregon
Mine sites: 3,823
Unsafe features: N/A
Sites with environmental degradation: 140
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South Dakota
Mine sites: 950
Unsafe features: N/A
Sites with environmental degradation: N/A
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Utah
Mine sites: 17,000
Unsafe features: 17,000
Sites with environmental degradation: 17,000
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Washington
Mine sites: 3,629
Unsafe features: 1,608
Sites with environmental degradation: 50
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Wyoming
Mine sites: 956
Unsafe features: 519
Sites with environmental degradation: 437
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