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Mexican Gov’t Calls Toxic Spill Country’s Worst Mining Disaster [View all]
http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/latino-daily-news/details/mexican-govt-calls-toxic-spill-countrys-worst-mining-disaster/30962/A toxic spill at a copper mine operated by a Grupo Mexico unit in the northwestern state of Sonora is the Mexican mining sector’s worst environmental disaster in recent history, the government said.
The mine operated by Buenavista del Cobre spilled a total of 40,000 cubic meters of copper sulfate acid into the Tinajas stream in the town of Cananea on Aug. 6.
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The contaminants found in those waters include copper, arsenic, aluminum, cadmium, chromium, iron, manganese and lead.
On Aug. 18, the Profepa environmental protection agency filed a criminal complaint against Buenavista del Cobre and another Grupo Mexico unit, Minera Mexico, for their alleged role in the spill.
The mine operated by Buenavista del Cobre spilled a total of 40,000 cubic meters of copper sulfate acid into the Tinajas stream in the town of Cananea on Aug. 6.
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The contaminants found in those waters include copper, arsenic, aluminum, cadmium, chromium, iron, manganese and lead.
On Aug. 18, the Profepa environmental protection agency filed a criminal complaint against Buenavista del Cobre and another Grupo Mexico unit, Minera Mexico, for their alleged role in the spill.
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