Tailings Dams in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has 14 tailings dams, of which 2 carry a high hazard classification. Tailings dams contain waste material from mining operations — typically a slurry of finely ground rock left over after valuable minerals have been extracted.

#DamCountyHeight (ft)HazardConditionYear
1Cornwall TailingsLebanon200HighFair1961
2North Slurry PondWashington100LowNot Available
3Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co - #14 PlantSchuylkill80SignificantNot Available
4Pond No 1Chester71LowFair1970
5South Slurry PondWashington60LowNot Available
6Pond # 3Luzerne45SignificantNot Available
7Sediment Pond In PitSusquehanna45LowNot Available
8Slurry Pond #2Indiana40SignificantNot Available
9Sausman TailingsHuntingdon39SignificantNot Rated
10Pond No 2Chester36LowPoor
11Pond No 3Chester28LowFair
12Toland MineCumberland28LowNot Rated1981
13Reading Anthracite - TrevortonNorthumberland25HighNot Available
14Pond CCumberland10UndeterminedNot Rated

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