It's almost certain that none of the 18,000 residents living near the Yanacocha gold mine had ever heard of Erin Brockovich in June 2000. That's when a truck working for Newmont Mining Co. made a terrible trek along 25 miles of Peruvian road, leaking mercury the whole way. Villagers were fascinated by the metallic substance and rushed to scoop it up. Now, many of them are blind or suffer other ailments. Which is where Lee Lipscomb and other members of the Brockovich team come in. >>>read full story