Superfund Site
Ely Copper Mine
Town Highway 38, Vershire, VT 05079
National Priorities List: Yes
Status: N/A
Ely Copper Mine is a superfund site located at Town Highway 38, Vershire, VT 05079. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as Ely Copper Mine 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. Ely Copper Mine is currently registered as an Active NPL superfund site by the EPA. Because it is on the NPL (National Priorities List), Ely Copper Mine is considered one of the worst hazardous waste sites identified by the EPA.
