"Beautiful" is certainly not an adjective with which
tailing ponds are commonly associated. These often-controversial basins are
formed as a result of water containing waste materials being drained into pools
and can be damaging to the environment. And yet, particularly when they are
seen from above, there is an undeniable aesthetic beauty about these latently
destructive man-made creations. Tranquil and serene, they almost remind one of
abstract paintings.
The images in this article all show tailing ponds for mineral
mining refuse in rural Utah, in the United States. Although potentially toxic,
the water forms landlocked lagoons in shades of turquoise, greenish or royal
blue, azure and charcoal grey that contrast wonderfully with the red-colored
soil around them.
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