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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: |
Schedule of environmental capital investments | Environmental capital investments in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were as follows (in millions):
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Peruvian operations | ​ | $ | 3.5 | ​ | $ | 5.5
Mexican operations | ​ |  | 133.2 | ​ |  | 72.1
​ | ​ | $ | 136.8 | ​ | $ | 77.6

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