By Milagros Salazar (IPS)
LIMA, Jul 28, 2010 (IPS) - Peruvian President Alan García confirmed Wednesday that the permit of the U.S. mining and metallurgical company Doe Run to operate a major smelter complex was being cancelled because the firm missed the deadline for proving that it had the necessary financing to restart operations and complete an environmental cleanup.
La Oroya, where the smelter operates in Peru’s highlands region, is one of the most polluted cities in the world.
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