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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: |
Schedule of environmental capital investments | Environmental capital investments in the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows (in millions):
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Peruvian operations | ​ | $ | 1.5 | ​ | $ | 1.6
Mexican operations | ​ |  | 40.5 | ​ |  | 42.1
​ | ​ | $ | 42.0 | ​ | $ | 43.7

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