Old copper mine is one of many sites in West needing cleanup

This photo shows the remaining pit at the Nacimiento Copper Mine near Cuba, N.M. The U.S. Forest Service has been working for years to clean up contaminated groundwater at the site, and now state Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn has hired a consultant to review the site and determine what options exist for cleaning up tons of tailings made up of ore waste from past mining operations.  (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

This photo shows the remaining pit at the Nacimiento Copper Mine near Cuba, N.M. The U.S. Forest Service has been working for years to clean up contaminated groundwater at the site, and now state Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn has hired a consultant to review the site and determine what options exist for cleaning up tons of tailings made up of ore waste from past mining operations. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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