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Archive Home > 2008 > March > 23 > It's a mercury minefield out there

It's a mercury minefield out there

By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
March 23, 2008

Though not a hazard to hikers or campers anymore, mercury deposits left along the Ochocos pose a serious threat to nearby waterways. And for the DEQ, cleanup often is a matter of funding.

The mercury miners dug into the slopes of the Ochoco Mountains in the early 1900s, searching for ore rich....

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