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Tui mine
The Tui mine is an abandoned mine on the western slopes of Mount Te Aroha in the Kaimai Range of New Zealand. It is considered to be the most contaminated site in the country, following the cleanup of the former Fruitgrowers Chemical Company site at Mapua, Nelson. ==History==
In the 1960s, the Tui mine extracted copper, lead and zinc sulphides.〔 〕 The mine was abandoned in 1973, after the mining company Norpac Mining went bankrupt.〔 Waste, rock ore dumps and mine tailings were left behind. The tailings have significant amounts of zinc and cadmium.〔 The mine tailings are stored behind a dam in a large pool-like area which has an oxidised, solid surface layer.〔 The dam contains over 100,000 cubic metres of very acidic, sulphide-rich, tailings. In 1997, there had been no natural plant recolonisation on the tailings for more than 20 years.
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