Silver City sewer project marks end of $13 million mining settlement
.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... The Chino Mine is 12 miles east of Silver City. A $1.3 million Silver City sewer improvement project will use the last of a $13 million settlement by the Freeport McMoRan Mining Co., which owns the Chino, Tyrone and Cobre mine sites that leaked hazardous chemicals into surface water and groundwater. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal) Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal Nearly 30 Silver City...