August 10, 2010

NEWMONT MINING: Yanacocha Party to Claims on Choropampa Incident

COMPANIES: Newmont Mining Corp
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Newmont Mining Corporation’s 51.35 percent-owned unit, Minera Yanacocha S.R.L., continues to be involved in environmental claims regarding a mercury spill near the town of Choropampa, Peru.

In June 2000, a transport contractor of Yanacocha spilled about 151 kilograms of elemental mercury…

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LOCATIONS: Peru