Almost 175 years after the Gold Rush began, Californians
are left holding the bag for thousands of abandoned mines.
By Leah Campbell, Gizmodo, May 14, 2023
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Some papers that mention the Argonaut Mine mentioned in
the above article.
Alpers, C.N., 2017. Arsenic and mercury
contamination related to historical gold mining
in the Sierra Nevada, California. Geochemistry:
Exploration, Environment, Analysis, 17(2), pp.92-100.
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The Toxic Legacy of the Gold Rush
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dspace.mit.edu]
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Brown Jr, G.E., Foster, A.L. and Ostergren, J.D., 1999.
Mineral surfaces and bioavailability of heavy metals: a
molecular-scale perspective. Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences, 96(7), pp.3388-3395.
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www.researchgate.net]
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Yours,
Paul H.
"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
William Faulkner, Act 1, Scene III, Requiem for a Nun (1951)
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