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Tarnish on a miniature El Dorado - Villagers fear reopening of gold mine; Canadian firm denies it's doing harm [Mexico]
...one person's harmless little goldmine is someone else's worst vision of the Apocalypse..."We are not going to do one thing to hurt that town," says [Metallica Resources President & CEO Richard] Hall. "There is nothing about this project that's unique. It's plain-vanilla."..."We say they are going to do grave damage to the water, the air, the soil, and the churches," says [local resident Ana María] Alvarado. [also refers to Minera San Xavier (part of Metallica Resources)]