Zijin Mining Expects Output Drop After Spill

(Beijing) - Zijin Mining Group Co., China's largest gold producer, announced on July 27 that its 2010 gold production may decrease by one ton due the recent copper acid leak into the Ting River.

The company said in a statement that it will limit production in the accident area in order to reduce environmental risks.

The Zijinshan gold-copper mine owned by Zijin Mining is in Shanghang Country, Fujian Province. On July 3, a wastewater leak in the copper smelting plant spilled 9,100 cubic meters of acid-laced sewage into the nearby Ting River, killing off nearly two thousand tons of fish. Zijin Mining disclosed the accident to the public nine days after it occurred. On July 16, another leak occurred at the site, dumping 500 cubic meters of toxic wastewater into the river.