Harmony Gold of South Africa Ordered to Pay for Pollution
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Harmony Gold Mining Co., Africa’s third-largest producer of the metal, must pay to clean up water pollution near mines west of Johannesburg even after selling the land five years ago, South Africa’s Court of Appeal ruled.
Harmony, which owned the affected area in the West Rand from 2003 to 2008, must contribute to rehabilitation costs with AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. and Simmer & Jack Mines Ltd., the court ruled. Harmony argued that its responsibilities ended when it sold the land to Pamodzi Gold Orkney (Pty) Ltd. in February 2008. Pamodzi has since been liquidated.