East Helena Slag Pile
Approximately 12 to 14 million tons of slag have been deposited at the East Helena site since operations began at the smelter. METG believes the slag may have reprocessing value for secondary metals recovery and other uses, and is actively discussing alternatives with interested parties.
This fall METG successfully negotiated delivery of a 5,000-ton test sample of crushed slag to a reprocessing facility in British Columbia, Canada. Railcar delivery of the crushed slag is expected to be completed in January or February 2011.
Recent media coverage in the Helena Independent Record: