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A train bringing copper ore out of the mines, Ducktown, Tenn. Fumes from smelting copper for sulfuric acid have destroyed all vegetation and eroded the land (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • phoppernowlin said:
    This should have been a clue about enviornmental hazards.
  • ranaldo20 said:
    This area has rehabilitated a bit, but it still looks funky to this day.
  • Red Necks know stuff said:
    This is the caption that Marion Post Walcott included with her photo from 1939 but the actual damage to the vegetation occurred in the late 1800's. The smelting technology of that time did not allow the sulfur dioxide generated by the heating of the ore to be captured. By 1909 the mining companies developed new practices which let them recover the sulfur dioxide and use it in the manufacture of sulfuric acid. Reclamation in the Basin began in the 1930's with varying degrees of success initially. By the 1970's new techniques were developed and today most of the Basin has been revegetated.
  • GroverH said:
    Good to hear that the reclamation effort has been successful. I was there in the 1960s and the sight (in contrast to the lush mountain scenery all around) brought tears to my eyes

A train bringing copper ore out of the mine, Ducktown, Tenn. Fumes from smelting copper for sulfuric acid have destroyed all vegetation and eroded the land (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Red Necks know stuff said:
    This is the caption that Marion Post Walcott included with her photo from 1939 but the actual damage to the vegetation occurred in the late 1800's. The smelting technology of that time did not allow the sulfur dioxide generated by the heating of the ore to be captured. By 1909 the mining companies developed new practices which let them recover the sulfur dioxide and use it in the manufacture of sulfuric acid.
  • gkiltz said:
    What does it look like TODAY? Nature is nothing if not resilient!
  • club photo vendin 62880 said:
    Sallaumines 03
    Photo de Sallaumines

Copper mining and sulfuric acid plant, Copperhill, Tenn. (LOC)

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  • ranaldo20 said:
    I grew up along the GA - TN line, so this is amazing.
  • Ed Pischedda said:
    "... these dark Satanic Mills". - William Blake, c.1808.
  • grandkidsfirst said:
    My dad lenard wise worked there for years.I enjoyed seeing this!
  • David said:
    This picture is amazing! Such balance! About 6 picutes along is the same shot perhaps a minute later, but it's not as good. (2178264447)