{"id":1199194,"date":"2020-07-31T09:29:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T14:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1031418"},"modified":"2020-07-31T09:29:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T14:29:00","slug":"chilean-watchdog-charges-bhp-for-water-misuse-at-escondida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1199194","title":{"rendered":"Chilean watchdog charges BHP for water misuse at Escondida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chile&#8217;s environmental watchdog <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.sma.gob.cl\/index.php\/2020\/07\/31\/antofagasta-sma-formula-cargo-grave-a-minera-escondida-por-impacto-sobre-recurso-hidrico\/\">said on Friday<\/a> it would charge BHP&#8217;s Escondida copper mine, the world&#8217;s largest, for water misuse since 2005.<\/p>\n<p>The Superintendency of the Environment (SMA) said the operation has caused a decrease in the water table levels greater than 25 cm, which is the allowed limit in the Atacama desert, the world\u2019s 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