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EPA knew cleaning up mine could trigger spill

Andrew Topf | August 23, 2015 | 12:49 pm Precious Metals Gold 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was aware of the potential for a catastrophic release of toxic materials from an old Colorado gold mine but appears to have only had a cursory plan to deal with the threat. The revelations came...

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