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Published on 2025-01-20 06:58:25
Sickness has been common for years at Tsumeb, where Dundee Precious Metals (DPM) was the biggest employer for more than a decade.
Tests have now found the soil is contaminated with arsenic and other heavy metals. In the citrus orchards above the Namibian town, workers often fall sick. They say they feel a burning sensation in their eyes and throats and a metallic taste in their mouths as the wind blows across from the copper smelter a few kilometres away.
“When the gas is coming…
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