The mine operators also dump dry tailings at the site.

CNN: NUCLEAR FALLOUT

Local residents had used the site as a garbage dump, piling discarded debris around two old monuments.

FORBES: Battle cry

The neglected site may be situated next to a garbage dump or may be affected by bacteria from nearby sewage piping.

CNN: Team sees challenges of providing safe water

Part of the road has been claimed by refuse from a dump, and cars drive around it as if it were a construction site.

NEWYORKER: Baptizing the Gun