Hayden Smelter

Hayden Smelter
Close up of Hayden Smelter, 2009
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General information
StatusOperating
TypeSmelter
LocationRay Complex Hayden Smelter

P.O. Box 8 640 Asarco Avenue Hayden AZ

USA 85235
Coordinates33°0′32″N 110°46′59″W / 33.00889°N 110.78306°W / 33.00889; -110.78306
Completed1984
OwnerASARCO
Height303 meters[1]
Website
https://www.asarco.com/

Hayden Smelter is a copper smelter at Hayden, Arizona, owned and operated by ASARCO. It has a 305 meters (1,001 feet) tall chimney, which is the tallest free-standing structure of Arizona. It processes copper from the Ray mine.

In 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency took action against the smelter for releasing "illegal amounts of lead, arsenic and eight other dangerous compounds."[2]

References

  1. ^ "Acid Plant Database". sulphuric-acid.com. October 29, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "EPA Takes Action Against Toxic Arizona Copper Plant: The Two-Way : NPR". NPR.org. 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2011-11-17.


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