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Jiangxi Copper

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2012

    Heavy metal pollution at Dexing Copper Mine and other sites

    A Xinhua investigation reported that Jiangxi Copper's Dexing Copper Mine and other mining areas had long discharged wastewater containing heavy metals; farmland and drinking water in the Le'an River basin were polluted, villagers' health along the river was affected, and the situation was called "the pain of Jiangxi Copper pollution." Environmental authorities announced penalties; the company rectified and compensated.