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Smelter in Ray Complex Hayden Smelter P.O. Box Asarco Avenue Hayden AZ USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hayden Smelter is a copper smelter at Hayden, Arizona, owned and operated by ASARCO. It has a 305 meters (1,001 feet) tall chimney, which is the tallest free-standing structure of Arizona. It processes copper from the Ray mine.
Hayden Smelter | |
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![]() Close up of Hayden Smelter, 2009 | |
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General information | |
Status | Operating |
Type | Smelter |
Location | Ray Complex Hayden Smelter
P.O. Box 8 640 Asarco Avenue Hayden AZ USA 85235 |
Coordinates | 33°0′32″N 110°46′59″W |
Completed | 1984 |
Owner | ASARCO |
Height | 303 meters[1] |
Website | |
https://www.asarco.com/ |
In 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency took action against the smelter for releasing "illegal amounts of lead, arsenic and eight other dangerous compounds."[2]
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