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The Ridgeway Gold Mine, located 18 miles northeast of
Columbia, South Carolina, is owned by Kennecott Minerals Company. The
mine operated from 1988 to 1999 and consisted of two open pits,
processing facilities and a tailings impoundment. The Ridgeway site is
currently being reclaimed. Over time, the two mine pits will fill with
water, creating lakes connected by 90 acres of wetlands. The remaining
site is being recontoured and vegetated. Environmental monitoring of
ground water and surface water will continue for 30 years.
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South Pit Lake forming (a little over half full) |
