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Wastewater Spill at Grupo Mexico’s Buenavista copper mine
Aug. 12, 2014 09:43AM PST
Base Metals Investing Mining.com reported that wastewater from a copper mine in northern Mexico, owned by Grupo Mexico (FWB:4GE) has spilled into rivers in the area. Water supplies have been restricted by authorities in response to the chemical spill, according to Mining.com.
Mining.com reported that wastewater from a copper mine in northern Mexico, owned by Grupo Mexico (FWB:4GE) has spilled into rivers in the area. Water supplies have been restricted by authorities in response to the chemical spill, according to Mining.com.
As quoted in the publication:
The toxic leak, reports El Proceso (in Spanish), came from Grupo Mexico’s (BMV:GMEXICOB) Buenavista copper mine, located only about 40 km from the U.S. border, and contaminated the Bacanuchi River, a tributary of the Sonora River. The spill affected seven different municipalities, turning the 420-kilometer-long waterway orange, affecting hundreds of thousands of people.