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Company: U.S. Silver Corporation
Current Parent Company: Americas Gold and Silver
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Penalty: $87,000
Year: 2011
Date: May 16, 2011
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: U.S. Silver Corporation, owner and operator of the Coeur and Galena Mines and Mills near Wallace in Idaho's Silver Valley, has agreed to pay $87,000 in penalties to settle federal Clean Water Act discharge violations.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Idaho
HQ Country of Current Parent: Canada
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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