Anglo Spinoff Breeds Fish to Restock Rivers After Massive Toxic Spill

  • Fish repopulation exercise is first of its kind in S. Africa
  • Spill from idled Thungela mine poisoned 70 miles of rivers
Andre Hoffman releases southern mouthbrooders into a stream.Photographer: Antony Sguazzin/Bloomberg
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In a South African first, a project funded by one of the country’s biggest coal mining companies has begun repopulating a river system with fish after a catastrophic spill from a disused coal mine.

The project is being financed by part of the roughly 1 billion rand ($52 million) provided by Thungela Resources Ltd., a company spun off by Anglo American Plc, for rehabilitation and securing disused mine shafts.