South Africa’s High Court was told that Anglo American Plc turned a “blind eye” to lead poisoning in the Zambian town of Kabwe, where it held a stake in a mine for almost 50 years.
The Zambian town of Kabwe hosted one of the world’s biggest lead mines for many decades and scientists have reported “alarming” levels of lead in people’s blood. .in the Zambian town of Kabwe, where it held a stake in a mine for almost 50 years.
The group lawsuit, filed in South Africa because Anglo was headquartered in Johannesburg when it held a stake in the Broken Hill mine, follows several similar cases. In 2018, Anglo and five other companies paid about $390 million to settle a class action by former gold miners suffering from the respiratory disease silicosis. Gencor Ltd. — a mining conglomerate that has now closed — in 2003 paid $60 million to settle claims from asbestos miners.
“An attempt is being made to hold Anglo American South Africa liable for a mine we have never owned nor operated and for pollution and harm that others have caused,” Anglo said in a response to queries from. “We do not believe it is correct to attribute legal responsibility to Anglo American South Africa for the current situation.”
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