"It is likely we will condemn the pond. We don't want to take a risk of continuing the use of the pond. We are now in the process of looking for a new location of a new pond to build a pond or ponds," he said.
Padcal's "pond no. 3" is the mine's third and only operating tailings facility after the previous two were decommissioned and rehabilitated. Philex has been operating the Padcal Mine since 1958.
The leak spilled mine waste into a creek that flowed down to the Agno, one of the country's largest rivers. He stressed that the discharge was non-toxic.
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