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Barrick Gold fined $114,000 for cobalt contamination from Hedley-area mine

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72% Informative

Cobalt is essential to both human and animal life but is toxic at high concentrations.

Barrick has been trying to find ways to reduce the amount of cobalt in the mine tailings for years .

The Ministry of Environment says Barrick hasn't applied for a change to the cobalt limit.

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English

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