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Rehabilitation of over 50,000 abandoned mines in Australia to hit taxpayers

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 21, 2015 | 8:23 am Base Metals Precious Metals Australia Europe Copper Gold Silver 

[caption id="attachment_834333" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Mount Morgan gold, silver and copper mine, which is now filled with contaminated water. (Image courtesy of State Library of Queensland)[/caption] An expert from the University of Queensland's Sustainable Minerals Institute is warning Australian taxpayers they...

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