Anglo American Plans to Oppose Any Appeal in Lead Poisoning Case

By Christian Moess Laursen

Anglo American said on Monday that it plans to oppose any appeal by the claimants in the Kabwe lead poisoning case.

The class action case is against the mining major's South African subsidiary Anglo American South Africa and brought on behalf of 140,000 Zambian children and women for alleged lead pollution. The multinational, diversified miner reiterated on Monday its stance that it isn't responsible for the alleged mass lead poisoning in Kabwe.

On Friday, the High Court of South Africa granted claimants the right to appeal against the prior High Court's decision to dismiss the case in December.

The court's latest decision doesn't undermine the prior judgment, Anglo American said.

In granting permission, the judge found that an appeal against the earlier decision had reasonable prospects of success on at least one ground of appeal, a statement on behalf of the claimants said.

The Kabwe claimants will now take their case against Anglo American South Africa before the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa later this year, it said.

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(END) Dow Jones Newswires

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