Vestiges of Amador—The Argonaut Tailings Dam Part II ...
This chemical process is very effective in removing the gold from the ore; however, cyanide can remain in the tail streams of processing plants and is potentially hazardous. ... east of the mine. A 1917 mining journal states that the cyanide plant was built on an old tailings dam at the east end of the mine. The plant, when in full production ...