Tailings deposits are still found as far downstream as the Deer Lodge area. Locally known as "slickens", tailings-contaminated areas in the Clark Fork River floodplain are easily identifiable due to lack of vegetation. The reclamation and restoration of tailings-contaminated areas of the Deer Lodge Valley are currently underway.
Tailings deposits are still found as far downstream as the Deer Lodge area. Locally known as "slickens", tailings-contaminated areas in the Clark Fork River floodplain are easily identifiable due to lack of vegetation. The reclamation and restoration of tailings-contaminated areas of the Deer Lodge Valley are currently underway.

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Tailings deposits are still found as far downstream as the Deer Lodge area. Locally known as “slickens”, tailings-contaminated areas in the Clark Fork River floodplain are easily identifiable due to lack of vegetation. The reclamation and restoration of tailings-contaminated areas of the Deer Lodge Valley are currently underway.

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