The ruling came too late, the tailings dam was essentially completed and water supplies irrevocably damaged.
In 2007 the Santiago Times reported: "The Region IV Regional Environmental Commission (COREMA) recently penalized [Antofagasta's] Los Pelambres mine with a fine of US$100,000 for its two most recent toxic spills into the Cuncumén River. The spills, which occurred Oct. 26 and Aug. 3, resulted in 5,307,000 liters of water showing higher than normal levels of sulfates and molybdenum, mining waste matter that is toxic to the region's flora and fauna."
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