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Letter to government of Namibia: request for access to information about the Tsumeb smelter

Letter to government of Namibia: request for access to information about the Tsumeb smelter

Advocacy letter    |    9 October 2015

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The Tsumeb smelter in Namibia belongs to Dundee Precious Metals, a Canadian company that operates and develops gold, copper and silver mines in Bulgaria, Armenia and Serbia. Investigating complaints about local pollution, Bankwatch member group Za Zemiata (BG) repeatedly requested access to environmental information from the Namibian government – to no avail.

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Institution: EBRD

Theme: Other harmful projects | Development

Location: Namibia | Bulgaria

Tags: Tsumeb | arsenic

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