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Costs of Mexico copper mine spill climbs to almost $140 million

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 09, 2014 | 2:51 pm Base Metals Precious Metals Europe Latin America Copper Gold Silver 

[caption id="attachment_802715" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Close to 40,000 cubic meters of wastewater from Buenavista copper mine ended up on Sonora's waterways.[/caption] The estimated cost of environmental damage from the spill from a copper mine operated by Grupo Mexico  (BMV:GMEXICOB) in Sonora State...

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