overburden: (verb) to give someone a weight that is too great to carry. overburden: (noun) the geologic material that is removed to expose a desired underground mineral
2021 · 0h 33m
From 1902-1987 the Dodge Phelps Corporation dumped massive piles of slag along the United States/Mexico border in Douglas, Arizona. This final product of copper mining is a toxic landscape defined by radioactivity, infertile soil, and acidified rain and rivers.
Director: Nina Elder
Cinematography: Erin Elder
Editor: Melinda Frame