| American Vermiculite Company, Street address unknown, Spruce Pine, North Carolina |
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| EPA Region |
Location of facility | Type of facility | Amount of ore received (in tons) |
Did EPA visit the site? |
Were samples taken? |
Results of evaluation |
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| 4 | Street address unknown, Spruce Pine, North Carolina | Former exfoliation facility | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An EPA database compiled from W.R. Grace shipping invoices did not contain any records indicating Libby ore was shipped to this site. However, an October 1953 information circular published by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Mines indicated that this facility had been a vermiculite exfoliation plant. EPA documentation indicated that an evaluation of this site was completed and it was decided that no further action would be needed. EPA did not have documentation indicating whether the site was visited or if sampling was conducted. EPA did not have any information indicating the basis for its decision to take no further action. |
| GAO-09-6R |