Coeur d'Alene River
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The Coeur d'Alene River flows 37 miles from the Silver Valley into Lake Coeur d'Alene in the U.S. state of Idaho. The stream continues out of Lake Coeur d'Alene as the Spokane River.
The North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River
The Bunker Hill Mine and Smelting Complex was a large smelter located in Kellogg, Idaho, in the Coeur d'Alene Basin. When built, it was the largest smelting facility in the world. It is located in wha
Coeur d'Alene River
…of its tributaries, as Wallace, Idaho, where the movie was filmed, is in the Silver Valley. Environmental concerns have come from upstream hard rock mining and smelting operations in the Silver Valley. The Coeur d'Alene Basin, including the Coeur d'Alene River, Lake Coeur d'Alene, and also the Spokane River is polluted with heavy metals such as lead…
Bunker Hill smelter in operation during the 1970s
Miner extracting ore from Bunker Hill mine
Mine waste warning sign
Health district PSA regarding heavy metals contamination