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2008
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Magellan Metals, exporters of the lead shipped from Esperance has agreed to pay $9 million dollars towards the town's clean-up. It was last year banned from exporting lead from its Wiluna mine through the Esperance Port after revelations that lead had contaminated some residents, wildlife and rainwater tanks.
Under the agreement with the State Government, the funds from the mining company will be used to pay for completed, as well as planned clean-up works at the port and the town site.
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