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8 Oct 2010

Author:
AFP

China's Zijin Mining fined over toxic spill

Chinese authorities have slapped the Zijin Mining Group with a 1.4-million-dollar fine over a toxic waste spill at a copper plant in July…Local environment authorities have ordered Zijin to clean up the pollution...In July, poisonous waste water from the mine operated by Zijin in the southeastern province of Fujian contaminated a major river, killing nearly 2,000 tonnes of fish…