A catastrophic acid spill from a Chinese-owned copper mine in Zambia has contaminated a major river, sparking fears of long-term environmental damage and potential harm to millions of people.

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Millions of people could be affected. Government issues warning after millions of liters of acid are spilled into major ...

To counter the acid, The Zambian authorities ... as far as 60 miles downstream from the mine. The facility is owned by Sino-Metals Leach Zambia, a firm majority-owned by the Chinese state-run ...

The acid spill has already shut down the water supply to the nearby city of Kitwe, home to about 700,000 people. The chairman of Sino-Metals Leach Zambia, the mine owner, recently met with Zambian ...

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KITWE, Zambia — Authorities and environmentalists in Zambia fear the long-term impact of an acid spill at a ... miles downstream from the mine run by Sino-Metals Leach Zambia, which is majority ...

This image taken from video Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, shows a breach at a tailing dam at a Sino-Metals Leach Zambia mine near Kitwe. (AP Photo/Richard Kille ) ...

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