Anglo American plc controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Allegations concerning lead exposure in Zambia
Anglo American was named in allegations concerning historic lead contamination and alleged health effects associated with mining activity in Zambia. The legal and factual status of such claims should be checked against court records and current company disclosures.
2020
Zambian plaintiffs sue Anglo American over alleged lead poisoning
Lawsuit filed
In 2020, thirteen plaintiffs filed a suit against Anglo American in a Johannesburg court, alleging that the company caused widespread lead poisoning from a mine it owned until 1974 in Kabwe, Zambia. The suit seeks compensation and a clean-up of the area. The claims are allegations, not a determination of liability.
Source excerpt
A group of Zambian women and children filed a suit against Anglo American Plc in South Africa, alleging the mining company caused widespread lead poisoning from a mine it owned until 1974 in the northern city of Kabwe.
The case, which is demanding compensation and a clean-up of the area, was filed in a Johannesburg court on Wednesday by 13 plaintiffs on behalf of an estimated 100,000 people, according to law firms Leigh Day and Mbuyisa Moleele.
2007
Pebble Mine environmental controversy
Anglo American faced strong opposition over its proposed participation in the Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska. Critics argued that a large mine and tailings dam could threaten Bristol Bay’s salmon habitat through acid drainage, metals and other pollutants. Anglo American exited the partnership in 2013.
2002
Disputed valuation of Chilean copper assets
Anglo American’s acquisition of the Disputada de Las Condes copper operation from ExxonMobil drew criticism in Chile after historical details about the mine’s earlier sale by the state-owned ENAMI became public.