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Water shortages could dry up mining, oil and gas projects in Argentina

Andrew Topf | September 30, 2011 | 10:54 pm Precious Metals Europe Latin America Gold 

Argentina may be salivating over an abundance of natural resource riches, but getting it out from under the ground could push local water supplies to the breaking point. AP reports that the amount of water needed to bring a large...

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