Site Report: Hadley Smelter
| Site Name: | Hadley Smelter |
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| Address: | ~4.5 Mi. E of Kasaan; ~0.5 Mi. SW of Lyman Point; ~14 Mi. SE of Thorne Bay, SE Prince of Wales Island, Thorne Bay, AK 99919 |
| File Number: | 1515.38.003 |
| Hazard ID: | 26403 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Nick Waldo, 9074655270 nick.waldo@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 55.535579 |
| Longitude: | -132.285752 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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Problems/Comments
The Hadley Smelter was constructed in the early 1900s by the Hadley Consolidated Copper Company. The smelter operated from 1905-1908. Nearby mines continued to operate and ore was sent to a smelter in British Columbia, Canada (BC). Fires occurred in 1915 and 1918 and the smelter machinery was moved to BC. In 1965, a private entity purchased part of the site and constructed summer cabins. The rest of the site was transferred to Kavilco under ANCSA. Black slag is present in large mounds in the uplands and to a depth of at least 2-3 feet in the inter-tidal area. Copper and other metals have been confirmed in soil above DEC cleanup levels.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 5/26/2015 | Site Added to Database | A new site has been added to the database | Mitzi Read |
| 5/26/2015 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 79772 name: Hadley Smelter | Mitzi Read |
| 4/20/2017 | Site Visit | Staff conducted a joint site visit with DNR. Sediment and surface water samples were collected for use in a Preliminary Assessment which will be developed using site discovery funding. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 6/13/2018 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | Dept of Law responded to HRG Group and Glencore regarding their PRP statuses about this site. Original PRP letters were sent 7/31/2015. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 6/28/2018 | Workplan Requested | On this date, staff sent a letter to HRG Group and Glencore requesting a site characterization work plan within 60 days. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 1/7/2022 | Workplan Requested | On this date, staff sent a letter to Glencore requesting a site characterization work plan within 60 days. | Nick Waldo |
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