EAST HELENA — EAST HELENA — You may have noticed the 16-million-ton slag pile if you've driven through East Helena. The black mini-mountain is at the former ASARCO site and is a visual reminder of the town's smelting past. Now that pile could see changes with new partners found who are interested in the slag.

Watch the video here: East Helena slag pile may have buyers

"I have been working on this project since the day that ASARCO left Montana," said Cindy Brooks.

She is the managing principal of the Montana Environmental Trust Group (METG), which took title of the over 2,000 acres of land owned by ASARCO when the smelting and refining company officially left around 2009.

Brooks told MTN that they have initiated a new partnership with R-E-D Industrial Products, a Pennsylvania-based co

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