A single copper yoke from the back of a TV can be worth an hour's wages in Asia . Some. Foreign Importers accept the whole unit, break o ff the copper, and throw the leaded glass. CRT in the river. Rudimentary, artisa n  gol d recyclers soak circuit boards in acid, and. pan for gold at the river's edge.
Landscape[edit] The Black Canyon (contained in the borders of the park) is a very deep gorge containing sheer cliffs up to heights of 2250 feet (685 m). The canyon was carved by the Gunnison River, located at the very bottom of the canyon.
The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,093 feet or 1,857 meters).n 1869, Major John Wesley Powell led the first expedition down the Canyon. Powell set out to explore the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon. Gathering nine men, four boats and food for 10 months, he set out from Green River, Wyoming on May 24.