Liberia: EPA Identifies BMMC as Source of Marvoe Creek Contamination

Monrovia, Liberia – March 20, 2026 — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia has confirmed that contamination leading to mass fish deaths in Marvoe Creek originated from a water diversion structure linked to Bea Mountain Mining Corporation’s (BMMC) underground operations.

Joint EPA and security investigators traced the incident to the company’s concession area after laboratory tests identified cypermethrin as the chemical contaminant. The team also discovered several…