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Reopening of controversial Spanish copper mine sparks heated debate

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 26, 2015 | 2:00 pm Base Metals Precious Metals Europe Latin America Copper Silver 

[caption id="attachment_818957" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Los Frailes mine in 2013.[/caption] Seventeen years after one of Spain’s largest environmental catastrophes, a group of companies led by Grupo Mexico is resuming operations at Los Frailes zinc, copper and silver mine, in Aznalcollar, near...

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