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More Mine Waste Spills in Mexico: Where’s the Oversight?

Almost 11,000 tons of mine pollution flowed into a nearby stream from the Two Gentleman's gold and silver mine in the town of Concordia. Mining companies often tout their tailings dams and containment structures to be fail proof, but just this year we have seen several river spills from defects in tailings pondsfrom rainfall.

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