Hayden Smelter is a copper
smelter
Smelting is a process of applying heat to ore, to extract a base metal. It is a form of extractive metallurgy. It is used to extract many metals from their ores, including Silver mining#Ore processing, silver, iron-making, iron, copper extracti ...
at
Hayden, Arizona
Hayden is a town in Gila and Pinal counties in Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the town was 662.
History
Hayden was founded in 1909 and owned by the Kennecott Copper Corp. In 1912, the company built a ...
, owned and operated by
ASARCO
Asarco LLC (American Smelting and Refining Company) is a mining, smelting, and refining company based in Tucson, Arizona, which mines and processes primarily copper. The company has been a subsidiary of Grupo México since 1999.
Its three larges ...
. It has a tall chimney, which is the tallest free-standing structure of
Arizona
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. It processes copper from the
Ray mine.
In 2011, the
Environmental Protection Agency
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took action against the smelter for releasing "illegal amounts of lead, arsenic and eight other dangerous compounds."
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Drawing of Hayden Smelter smokestack
Buildings and structures in Gila County, Arizona
Industrial buildings and structures in Arizona
Asarco
Environment of Arizona
Chimneys in the United States
Smelting
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