Mining Operation Uses HDPE To Shortcut Tailings Cleanup

Kellogg, ID — In the late 1800's men started tunneling into the mountains around Kellogg, Idaho with little more than a pickaxe and shovel searching for the precious metals that have inspired songs and mass migration. Over a hundred and twenty years later, the many miles of tunnels have become a Federal Superfund site that faces a multi-million dollar cleanup effort. yes"> The Bunker Hill Superfund site is considered by the EPA to be one of the largest and most complex hazardous waste sites in the nation.

Hydrometrics, Inc., the contractor managing the operation and maintenance contract for the treatment plant, recently improved their process by constructing a high-density polyethylene pipeline to shortcut their operation.