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Tiny El Salvador needs mining but worries about water contamination

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 29, 2012 | 4:38 pm Precious Metals Top Companies Europe Latin America Gold Silver 

The government of El Salvador is warning that the future large-scale development of the gold and silver Cerro Blanco mine in southern Guatemala will greatly endanger the quality of water found in the Lempa River, which supplies water not only...

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