South Africa’s leading gold mining companies are facing a potential lawsuit on behalf of thousands of workers who claim they contracted silicosis, a lung disease, through the companies’ negligence. A…
Anglo American South Africa Ltd (AASA) has been ordered by a UK High Court judge to disclose an array of documents to ex-gold miners who are suing AASA for silicosis…
…delicate kid gloves that failed to disguise their unyielding iron fist. Knowing that it would face heavy criticism for its treatment of former mine workers dying of silicosis, for its…
…case against Anglo American through the British courts after contracting the incurable lung disease silicosis. They say they were offered no masks, ventilation or proper protection from dust in mines…
…workers having contracted deadly silicosis. The principal targets of the suit are AngloGold Ashanti (listed in London), Gold Fields and Harmony Gold, along with DRD Gold. See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=11581&l=1. See also…
