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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Schedule of environmental capital investments

Environmental capital investments in the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows (in millions):

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​		2019			2018
Peruvian operations	​	$	13.9	​	$	18.0
Mexican operations	​		18.4	​		26.5
​	​	$	32.3	​	$	44.5

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Tabular disclosure of environmental capital expenditures incurred during the period.

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