California Mesothelioma Victims

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Asbestos Exposure in California

Exposed to Asbestos at your Job?
Have you been wrongfully exposed to asbestos at your job? See a list with the most common jobs where exposure happened.
Asbestos Companies in CA
Asbestos companies need to follow certain rules and regulations and protect employees of asbestos exposure.
Asbestos Mines in California
See a list with asbestos mines through out California state. Have you worked in a mine and have health problems?
Buildings with Asbestos in CA
Older buildings may contain dangerous asbestos levels. See a list with the oldest buildings from California that could have exposed you to asbestos.
Schools with Asbestos in CA
See a list with the schools in California may contain asbestos. Stay informed about asbestos dangers!
California Asbestos Landfills
See a list with landfills containing asbestos throughout California. Landfills located close to residential areas may affect your health!
Naturally Occurring Asbestos in California Areas
Asbestos is a dangerous mineral that develops under certain conditions. See a list with all the areas and sites where asbestos is naturally occurring!

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Asbestos Mines in California

Naturally occurring asbestos needs to be mined first before it can be turned into a certain product. There are a few of asbestos mines in the state of California, and all of them have been shut down after asbestos was banned, back in the mid 1970’s.

The Coalinga asbestos mine in California

California asbestos mining has been a thriving industry until the mineral has been banned due to the risk the workers were exposed to during the mining operations. In California asbestos exposure was very common between workers, and because of the increasingly high number of diseases they were suffering from asbestos has been banned.

The only remaining asbestos mine in California is the Coalinga asbestos mine, in the southern region of the state. The mine was operational for over a decade, and in this interval the workers extracted large amounts of the following:

  • Chrysotile asbestos
  • Anthophylite asbestos
  • Several types of coal that were also found in the region

Asbestos mining in California and its’ effects

As mentioned above, there were several asbestos mines in California, but most of them were small mining operations that were only providing with small amounts of asbestos. Only the Coalinga mine was large enough to cause health problems to the asbestos workers.

In the branch of mining industries health problems are common, because of the materials mined are hazardous for a human health. The EPA says that for asbestos mining asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma victims are common enough, representing more than 50 percent of all asbestos related diseases cases reported in the United States.

A cleanup of the mining sites was ordered in order to remove any asbestos fibers present, but, unfortunately, not all asbestos could be removed properly. Due to this fact, we strongly recommend that you avoid any areas that you know might contain friable asbestos. These areas should be clearly marked by a sign followed by detailed description of the asbestos dangers involved when passing a certain point.

As a conclusion, we can say that all asbestos mining in the United States has been halted since the banning of the mineral, but keep in mind that the respective areas might still be dangerous. You might wonder where the large asbestos companies get their asbestos from. We can answer that the extraction and mining performed before it was banned produced enough quantities to last until now, or they simply get it from other countries, as asbestos has not been completely banned.

Feel free to contact California mesothelioma organization whenever you need assistance with asbestos related issues. It is completely free.