Gold mine fined $100,000. Toxic air pollution found at big mine near tiny town
Gold mine fined $100,000. Toxic air pollution found at big mine near tiny town Sammy Fretwell, The State (Columbia, S.C.) Feb. 12—South Carolina regulators have fined a large gold mine $100,000 for breaking environmental rules, marking the third time in the past year the operation north of Camden has run into trouble with the Department of Health and Environmental Control. The fine is the largest involving the Haile Gold Mine, and in this case, DHEC said the company released excessive amounts of mercury, failed to submit pollution test results as required, provided misleadin...
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