LUMWANA Mining Company has been battling to contain uranium contamination of drinking water at its facility in North Western Province. And the company has since fired an employee who is a trade union leader, after he demanded that workers who consumed the uranium contaminated water be medically examined and compensated. Meanwhile, the Lumwana Mine public relations office said it could not comment on the matter by press time yesterday, as it was outside working hours. In November last year, the mining company sent an email to its employees, warning them not to drink water at the facility as it had been contaminated with uranium. “Good morning all, please note that the IPS potable water is contaminated with uranium please don’t...