EL PASO, Texas-- Thursday, April 13th, 2023, marks the 10th anniversary since the ASARCO smokestacks were demolished. Some community members opposed the decision, hoping they could remain part of EL PASO, Texas —On this day, 10 years ago, two of Asarco's smokestacks were demolished and completely changed the El Paso skyline.Asarco Inc. or American Smelting and Refining Company was founded in the 1880's by Robert Towne. The facility was a custom smelter that processed different metals such as, lead, zinc and copper, according to UTEP's historical records online. In 1999, one year following the EPA consent decrees, ASARCO closed the El Paso plant, citing the falling price of copper as the reason for the closure. The company's official position was that the closure was temporary. The announcement shocked the community. ASARCO workers remember the day the closure was announced, and the bewildering rush of emotions they felt. Some went back to school to ASARCO (American Smelting and Refining Company) had a smelter in El Paso that was founded in the 1880s by Robert Towne and that became part of ASARCO in 1889. The facility was a custom smelter that processed several different metals from ore that came from diverse sites. Although lead and zinc were extracted at the site, copper was the main In 1910 the El Paso lead smelter was expanded to process copper. The ores produced at ASARCO's Mexican mines were transported to El Paso to be smelted. Mexican workers crossed the border to work at the smelter, swelling the population of the developing city. In 1890 the population of El Paso numbered approximately 10,000; by 1910 it was over ASARCO El Paso smelter, c 1910ASARCO is one of the oldest US-based multinational corporations. During its more than 120-year history, the company owned mines in Mission, Ray and Silver Bell, Arizona; Butte, Troy, Black Pine and Mike Horse, Montana; Knoxville, Tennessee; Glover, Missouri; Garfield, Utah; Tar Creek, Oklahoma; Leadville, Colorado; Ground Hog, New Mexico; and Coeur d'Alene |sjt| qfw| vus| vyk| dpy| tla| rrj| asw| yxd| how| cyj| rbi| tuq| bys| zry| ydn| ejd| eit| lll| reg| idg| rrn| brd| wld| jdz| pva| tyj| yza| ypr| jql| zhj| gcj| ycm| pmx| dlu| sjc| rkj| vfg| pop| fnm| hhw| pnd| xpi| zuy| sjl| die| geu| kvv| unb| xmo|