sandoval zinc company

BOX 263 SMELTER ROAD HIGHWAY 51

Sandoval Zinc Co. operated a smelter for 85 years. Zinc smelting is the process for converting zinc-bearing ores into pure zinc. The company closed in 1985 and then claimed bankruptcy. Air emissions from the plant included metals and wind-blown ash. Large amounts of the cinder/slag from smelting were used in constructing and surfacing secondary roads and for fill material on the property. The cinder/slag material that was not used by the plant was offered to the public and village to construct roads, driveways, sidewalks and parking lots. Many areas in town exhibit evidence of past use of this material, some of which has been covered with concrete. Site Responsibility The site is being addressed through federal funds.

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