New Mexico: Proposed rules mining rules under fire

"We would like to see all leach pits lined, all waste rock piles lined and tailings lined, or some other technology to prevent contamination in the first place, rather than allow the contamination and then crossing your fingers and hoping it is all captured," Fox said.
"Ninety percent of the state's drinking water is groundwater," Olson said. "New Mexico has been a national leader in protecting groundwater. This rule could set that back."
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