Superfund Site
Red Mountain Pass Zinc
200 Yds N Of Summit On Us Hwy 550, Silverton, CO 81433
National Priorities List: No
Status: Active
Red Mountain Pass Zinc is a superfund site located at 200 Yds N Of Summit On Us Hwy 550, Silverton, CO 81433. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as Red Mountain Pass Zinc because they pose or had once posed a potential risk to human health and/or the environment due to contamination by one or more hazardous wastes. Red Mountain Pass Zinc is currently registered as an Active superfund site by the EPA. However, it is not on the NPL (National Priorities List), which means the EPA does not consider it one of the nation's most hazardous waste sites.
