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ADEQ announces settlement for cleanup of ASARCO mines

By Jeremy Duda

Published: May 19, 2009 at 4:03 pm

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality announced a settlement with mining giant ASARCO for the cleanup of several contaminated sites and the protection of water resources. The deal, for which ASARCO will pay about $30 million, will provide environmental remediation for the company’s abandoned Sacaton, Salero and Trench mines, and transfer about 1,000 acres of land …

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