Superfund Research Program

Importance of Capping Material Properties in Remediation of Mine Tailings

Project Leader: Raina M. Maier
Co-Investigators: Alicja A. Babst-Kostecka (W. Szafer Institute of Botany), Julie W. Neilson, Craig Rasmussen
Grant Number: P42ES004940
Funding Period: 2020-2025

Project-Specific Links

Hazardous Waste Sites with On-Going Research

Anaconda Copper Yerington Mine - Yerington, Nevada

• Project: University of Arizona: Importance of Capping Material Properties in Remediation of Mine Tailings
  Project Investigator: Raina M Maier
  Research Types: Bench scale application of a new remediation technology
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Argonaut Mine - Jackson, California

• Project: University of Arizona: Importance of Capping Material Properties in Remediation of Mine Tailings
  Project Investigator: Raina M Maier
  Research Types: Bench scale application of a new remediation technology
  Research/Outreach: On-going

ASARCO Mission Mine - Sahuarita, Arizona

• Project: University of Arizona: Importance of Capping Material Properties in Remediation of Mine Tailings
  Project Investigator: Raina M Maier
  Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Blackbird Mine - Lemhi County, Idaho

• Project: University of Arizona: Importance of Capping Material Properties in Remediation of Mine Tailings
  Project Investigator: Raina M Maier
  Research Types: Bench scale application of a new remediation technology
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Flat Creek, Superior, MT - Montana

• Project: University of Arizona: Importance of Capping Material Properties in Remediation of Mine Tailings
  Project Investigator: Raina M Maier
  Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Formosa Mine - Riddle, Oregon

• Project: University of Arizona: Importance of Capping Material Properties in Remediation of Mine Tailings
  Project Investigator: Raina M Maier
  Research Types: Bench scale application of a new remediation technology
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Gilt Edge - Lead, South Dakota

• Project: University of Arizona: Importance of Capping Material Properties in Remediation of Mine Tailings
  Project Investigator: Raina M Maier
  Research Types: Bench scale application of a new remediation technology
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Iron King Mine and Humboldt Smelter - Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona

• Project: University of Arizona: Importance of Capping Material Properties in Remediation of Mine Tailings
  Project Investigator: Raina M Maier
  Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Bench scale application of a new remediation technology
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Iron Mountain - Redding, California

• Project: University of Arizona: Importance of Capping Material Properties in Remediation of Mine Tailings
  Project Investigator: Raina M Maier
  Research Types: Bench scale application of a new remediation technology
  Research/Outreach: On-going

KGHM Carlota Mine - Miami, Arizona

• Project: University of Arizona: Importance of Capping Material Properties in Remediation of Mine Tailings
  Project Investigator: Raina M Maier
  Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Bench scale application of a new remediation technology
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Leviathan Mine - Markleeville, California

• Project: University of Arizona: Importance of Capping Material Properties in Remediation of Mine Tailings
  Project Investigator: Raina M Maier
  Research Types: Bench scale application of a new remediation technology
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Rio Tinto, Resolution Copper - Superior, Arizona

• Project: University of Arizona: Importance of Capping Material Properties in Remediation of Mine Tailings
  Project Investigator: Raina M Maier
  Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Bench scale application of a new remediation technology
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Stibnite/Yellow Pine - Stibnite, Idaho

• Project: University of Arizona: Importance of Capping Material Properties in Remediation of Mine Tailings
  Project Investigator: Raina M Maier
  Research Types: Bench scale application of a new remediation technology
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Sulfur Bank - Clearlake Oaks, California

• Project: University of Arizona: Importance of Capping Material Properties in Remediation of Mine Tailings
  Project Investigator: Raina M Maier
  Research Types: Bench scale application of a new remediation technology
  Research/Outreach: On-going

White King, Lucky Lass - Lakeview, Oregon

• Project: University of Arizona: Importance of Capping Material Properties in Remediation of Mine Tailings
  Project Investigator: Raina M Maier
  Research Types: Bench scale application of a new remediation technology
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Yerington Mine - Yerington, Nevada

• Project: University of Arizona: Importance of Capping Material Properties in Remediation of Mine Tailings
  Project Investigator: Raina M Maier
  Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Bench scale application of a new remediation technology
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Hazardous Waste Sites with Completed Research

No projects at this time.