The company said the leakage did not cause discharge outside the mining concession and it had taken all necessary precautions and actions to rectify the situation.

It said that in order to decrease the inflows into the gypsum pond, it had shut down the metals recovery plant temporarily and started securing the settling basin system around the gypsum pond.

The cause of the leakage is being investigated and the monitoring of water samples has been intensified as a precautionary measure.

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