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Leak at Marcopper mine site again raises fears
By Gerald Gene R. Querubin
Inquirer Southern Luzon
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
BOAC, Marinduque—A leak found at a mine dam of the abandoned Marcopper mining site here has raised fears among townfolk of an impending catastrophic flash flood in this capital town.
A report released late [...]
[Villagers from the once mining province of Marinduque still remember - and suffer - from the worst environmental disaster to hit the Philippines exactly 15 years ago.
On March 24, 1996, Marcopper Mining Corp. accidentally spilled deadly mine tailings into the Boac River, flooding it at the rate of 5 to 10 [...]
