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Mining firm hit with fourth pollution fine

by: JANE FRIEDMANN , Star Tribune

Updated: October 29, 2012 - 9:00 PM

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has fined Northshore Mining Co. in Silver Bay $242,973 for spraying 39,200 gallons of hazardous waste onto its property and improperly sending an equal amount to a nearby water treatment plant.

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