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Peru environmental agency gets tougher on miners

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 30, 2014 | 12:32 pm Base Metals Precious Metals China Europe Latin America Copper Gold Silver 

[caption id="attachment_812846" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Chinalco was forced to halt its Toromocho copper projectin March after Peru's enviromental watchdog found it had has been dumping waste in nearby lakes.[/caption] Peru’s environment agency OEFA, which fined and shut down major mines over pollution...

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