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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Asarco LLC
Current Parent Company: Grupo Mexico
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Penalty: $880,000
Year: 2008
Date: October 3, 2008
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: hazardous waste violation
Violation Description: Asarco agreed to pay up to $880,000 into a fund to pay for cleanup of the former Helvetia Mine site near Tucson in settlement of allegations the area was contaminated with hazardous material.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Arizona
HQ Country of Current Parent: Mexico
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: mining and minerals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: mining
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