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At least 15 miners were killed on Saturday, Oct. 19 when a dam collapsed at a gold mine about 160 km (100 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.
Investigators are blaming the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a 3 million-gallon wastewater spill from a Colorado gold mine
Water use is limited until the long term effects of the toxic metals can be resolved.
The EPA is bracing itself for a barrage of potential lawsuits resulting from its bungled release of more than 3 million gallons of toxic wastewater.
