Acacia Mining has said that wastewater pollution which leaked from its North Mara gold mine in Tanzania has been stopped. Acacia made the disclosure after Tanzania’s mining minister, Doto Biteko had earlier threatened to shut down the facility without notice if the company failed to halt wastewater pollution at the mine. “The life of even one Tanzanian is worth more than their gold mining activities,” he said to the news agency, issuing a March 30 ultimatum. The mine has faced long-standing accusations of pollution, which Acacia Mining has previously denied. Acacia Mining is a gold mining business operating in Tanzania, with exploration properties in Kenya, Burkina Faso and Mali.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 11, 2019 12:22 UTC