Abandoned Colosseum Gold Mine, Clark County, NV. Abandoned in 1992, this is one example of the many pit lakes left over from mining operations in Nevada. These pits end up siphoning fresh water and rendering it useless due to toxic acids and minerals from the mines. One estimate is that pit lakes siphon off three times the amount of water the state of Nevada is allowed to take from the Colorado River every year. That’s a huge amount of wasted water in a desert state. Down at the edge of what should be an oasis, it’s eerily silent. The animals know to stay away from here.
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