Zambia Presses China for More Compensation After Toxic Spill in Kitwe Copper Mine

Zambia presses China for more compensation after toxic spill in Kitwe copper mine

Zambia's Vice-President Mutale Nalumango says the compensation offered to communities "may not be all".

Zambia presses China for more compensation over toxic mine spill – DailyNews

Zambia’s government says it will seek more compensation for communities affected by a toxic spill from a Chinese-owned copper mine, if this is needed following a full assessment. The spill of highly acidic mine-waste laden with toxic heavy metals happened in February when a dam that held waste from the Sino-Metals Leach Zambia copper mine collapsed, polluting a key river that is a major source of drinking water. The firm apologised and pledged t…

Zambia disputes scale of Chinese mine spill

THE Zambian government has refuted an independent estimate of toxic acid spillage from a Chinese state-owned copper mine, insisting cleanup operations have commenced following the February disaster, said Bloomberg News. Acting Minister of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu backed Sino Metals Leach Zambia Ltd.’s assessment of the spillage volume, rejecting allegations the disaster may have been 30 times worse than initially reported. “Ba…

Toxic wastewater from Chinese-owned copper mine threatens Zambian ...

Pollution threatens rivers and local agriculture