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LOCAL JUNEAU EMPIRE The legacy of the Alaska-Juneau Mine, closed in 1944, included a riveted steel tank filled with heavy black petroleum sludge, across Thane Road from what is now Taku Smokeries.

Dirty Old Mines

Michael Penn / Juneau Empire

Starting over: Grass from last year's hydroseeding project emerges through the snow on the southern side of the Treadwell Mine area. The former cyanide mill tailings area contains elevated levels of zinc, lead, arsenic and mercury. The grass was planted to brake the ingestion pathway.

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