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This image, taken in 2010, shows a chat pile near Picher, Oklahoma. These piles contain lead-contaminated dust and are part of the reasons the area is designated as the Tar Creek Superfund site. Another image, taken in 2006, of chat in the Tar Creek Superfund site.
The Oklahoma Plan for Tar Creek claimed around 75 million tons of chat piles exist, while the exact amount of tailings is unknown. [8] It was not uncommon for children in the area to play around the chat piles, such as riding bikes up and down the large dune-like piles, or swimming in waters contaminated by chat dust or groundwater effects.
The Oklahoma City sludge metal band, Chat Pile, takes their name from the chat piles in the city. There is a musical in the process of being created based on the real story of the town. [ 39 ]
In 2012, they were awarded a multi-million dollar contract from the Environmental Protection Agency to remove the large piles of chat — the byproduct of mining waste that dots the landscape in ...
Chat Pile formed in 2019 and took their name from piles of chat, byproducts of lead-zinc mining which are commonly found throughout Northeastern Oklahoma. [4] The band was founded in Oklahoma City, but its members grew up in other parts of the state; Raygun Busch from Ponca City, Luther Manhole from Moore and the brothers Stin and Cap'n Ron from Asher. [5]
The fans assembled outside Brooklyn metal haven Saint Vitus in October were eager to get a glimpse of Chat Pile, the night’s headliner. But first, they wanted to meet the purple man. As soon as ...
English: Chat Pile at Picher, Oklahoma Superfund Site. Chat piles are mining waste rock comprised of siliceous rock, limestone, and dolomite. Because of lead contamination, the pictured pile is part of a long-term cleanup project.
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