Demolition Pending For Hurley Smokestacks

HURLEY, N.M. (AP) – The clock is ticking for two smokestacks at Hurley. They’re scheduled to be demolished May 25th.

One of the smokestacks soars 625 feet into the sky. The other is 500 feet tall. The site is owned by Phelps Dodge Corporation. The smokestacks are the remnants of a smelter that closed in 2002.

During the 1980s, the copper mining industry started embracing technology that eliminated the need for smelting.

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