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Everything Old Is Newmont Again
Mining giant Newmont cleared in Indonesian pollution suit, again |
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18 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 6:45 AM on 18 Dec 2007 An Indonesian court cleared a subsidiary of Denver-based Newmont Mining Corp. of wrongdoing in a lawsuit filed against the company by an environmental group. The group, Walhi, had sought cleanup and an apology from Newmont's subsidiary for dumping mine waste from a now-closed gold mine directly into Buyat Bay, allegedly killing fish and sickening area residents with ... |
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