About the Book
What is really happening at Zinc Mountain? When Western Wyoming Land Management Company (LMC) plans a zinc and gold mine on its tract of 18,000 acres there, mysterious deaths begin occurring.
Jim DeVries, a South African mining geologist, goes undercover at LMC after he is sent by his former employer, Transvaal Mining, to find out what LMC is really after on Zinc Mountain. Transvaal suspects LMC of exploiting some rich deposits of ytterbium, a promising new semiconductor metal.
Meanwhile, LMC’s environmental officer Molly Berensen stumbles onto a drilling fraud involving a half million dollars. Someone is now trying to eliminate Molly, permanently. DeVries and Molly work together to determine why there is Death on Zinc Mountain. This stunning story of Environmental Mayhem and Murder will keep you guessing.
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About the Author
Dr. Peter L. Ames is a retired ecologist and professor who lives in Santiago, Chile. He is working on his next book, The Bitter Leaf, about the planning of a hydroelectric dam near Cali, Colombia, in a valley where most of the farmers are growing coca.