I was talking to some friends of mine about the run and they suggested I contact you to get some more details.

我和我的一些朋友谈了关于跑步的事，他们建议我联系你以获得更多的细节。

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It is feared the mine could dry up dozens of perennial streams and two rivers that run through the hills, while pollution could damage fruit orchards and plants said to possess medicinal properties.

人们担心，开采矿藏可能导致流经山脉的数十条常年溪流以及两条大河出现干涸，污染物还可能给果园和秧苗带来损害，比如一些药用作物。

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When it first opened last year, the Rapu-Rapu mine, with big reserves of gold, silver, copper and zinc, was the country's first foreign-run mine in nearly 40 years.

拥有大量金银铜锌储备的拉普—拉普矿井在去年首开，是该国在近40年来，首个由外商经营的矿井。

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The nearby Sikalima stream is another cause of friction between the Chinese-run mine and the cattle-herding community in the area, who rely on it as a source of drinking water.

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They are encouraging drillers to use tainted coal mine water to hydraulically fracture gas wells in the Marcellus Shale formation, with the twin goals of diverting pollution from streams and rivers that now run orange with mine drainage and reducing the drillers' reliance on fresh sources of water.

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As the mine was being run illegally, it is unclear how many were in the mine at the time of the incident.

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