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Radioactive Materials Sign
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Accession #: | 4046.11 |
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Title: | Radioactive Materials Sign |
Object Type: | Sign |
Participants: |
Dawn Mining Company (user)
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Physical Description: | Metal radioactive materials sign. Rectangular-shaped sign with a hole in each corner. The sign is yellow with faded red writing that says "Caution Radioactive Materials" on it. There is also a faded red radioactive symbol in the center. |
Description: | Dawn Mining Company operated the Midnite Mine on the Spokane Indian Reservation and a yellowcake processing mill in Ford, WA between 1955 and 1982. Contaminated structures, soil, and tailings have been buried into deep evaporation ponds at the mill site; the Midnite Mine was declared an EPA Super Fund site and cleanup is ongoing. |
Category: | History |
Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Mining
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Dimensions: |
Image Dimensions HxW 7 x 10 in
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Materials/Techniques: |
metal (Material)
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Credit Line: | Gift of the Dawn Mining Company |
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