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Remains of the El Boleo French mining company, never dismantled, lay abandoned in Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur, Mexico on January 26, 2009. The company founded Santa Rosalia in 1884 and operated a large copper mine till 1954. Korea Exim bank and Baja Mining Corporation, a Canadian mining company, joined together in 2008 to redevelop Mexico's largest copper mine, which also contains reserves of cobalt, zinc and other minerals. Production is expected to begin in 2010.

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Remains of the El Boleo French mining company, never dismantled, lay abandoned in Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur, Mexico on January 26, 2009. The company founded Santa Rosalia in 1884 and operated a large copper mine till 1954. Korea Exim bank and Baja Mining Corporation, a Canadian mining company, joined together in 2008 to redevelop Mexico's largest copper mine, which also contains reserves of cobalt, zinc and other minerals. Production is expected to begin in 2010.