Chile regulator fines BHP's Escondida mine for damage in Salar de Atacama
Chile's environmental regulator said on Thursday it had fined Escondida mine, controlled by company BHP, $8.2-million for damage caused by water extraction in the Salar de Atacama salt flat.
Chile's SMA environmental watchdog had filed charges against the world's largest copper mine in mid-2020, saying it had been exceeding the maximum level allowed for water extraction since 2005, going over the 2019 limit threefold.