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Monday, December 6, 2010

Grupo Mexico : " FULL OWNERSHIP OF ASARCO WITH NO LEGACY LIABILITIES OR CLAIMS" (now *how* did they do THAT?)

"Fitch Upgrades Grupo Mexico & AMC to 'BBB'; Affirms SCC at 'BBB'
Business Wire
Grupo Mexico successfully emerged from the five-year long Asarco bankruptcy proceedings with full ownership of Asarco with no legacy liabilities or claims ..."

fr: Google Alert - asarco bankruptcy

Sunday, November 14, 2010

TCEQ testing soil next to ENCYCLE ASARCO for unknown metals

"Soil Testing Near Shuttered Asarco Plant Posted: Nov 12, 2010 5:13 PM by Toni Miles
CORPUS CHRISTI - Field crews with the Texas Commison on Envioronmental Quality are testing the soil in the Dona Park neighborhood [next to ASARCO ENCYCLE].The testing started Friday after a number of residents expressed concerns that there might still be toxic levels of heavy metals in the area....Despite that some residents are still worried the soil might be contaminated and they blame emissions from the [ASARCO] plant for making them sick."
http://www.kristv.com/news/soil-testing-near-shuttered-asarco-plant/