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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

Schedule of environmental capital investments

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Environmental capital investments in the nine months of 2023 and 2022 were as follows (in millions):

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​		2023			2022
Peruvian operations	​	$	5.5	​	$	7.1
Mexican operations	​		72.1	​		35.4
​	​	$	77.6	​	$	42.5

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