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Helen Mine - photo 2  
Photo 2:  Iron-oxide rich effluent seeping from the toe of the lower mine dump. The material, including the white precipitate is the same as the effluent flowing from the main portal (Photo #1).  Dry Creek is about 300 feet downslope in the upper right of the photo (Image #1). 

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Last updated: 09-24-2008