Acequia community opposes mining company´s drilling plan
(WorldNews Mexico)

SANTA FE - Members of New Mexico’s acequia community expressed concern to state legislators Friday about an Australian mining company’s plan to conduct mineral exploration in the Pecos River watershed. In a resolution opposing proposed exploratory drilling for potential mining by Comexico LLC, the New Mexico Acequia Association pointed out that in 1991, runoff from a previous mine in the Santa Fe National Forest sent toxic mercury...