Sino Mine acid spill, 2025: Difference between revisions

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Created page with "The '''2025 Zambia acid spill''' occurred on **18 February 2025**, when a tailings dam at the Sino‑Metals Leach Zambia facility in Chambishi, Copperbelt Province collapsed, releasing approximately 50 million litres of acidic and heavy-metal–laden waste into the Mwambashi Stream and subsequently the Kafue River. The disaster severely impacted water supplies, ecosystems, agriculture, and livelihoods across the region.<ref>“A river 'died' overnight in Zambia after a..."
 
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* [[Kafue River]]
* [[Kafue River]]
* [[Mining in Zambia]]
* [[Mining in Zambia]]
* [[Environmental disasters in Africa]]
* [[Environmental disasters in Zambia]]
* [[Tailings dam]]


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