MINISTER of Green Economy and Environment Mike Mposha says a discharge of leach residue from Sino Metals Leach Zambia Limited’s tailings storage facility in Chambishi polluted the Chambishi stream, as well as the Kafue and Mwambashi rivers. Mposha said following the incident, the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) issued an Environmental Restoration Order to the company. In a statement issued Tuesday, the Minister explained that ZEMA had now taken over the environmental assessment process due to delays caused by a contractual dispute between the company and its consultant, adding that all costs would be borne by Sino Metals Leach Zambia Limited. “A discharge of leach residue from the tailing’s storage facilities at Sino Metals Leach Zambia Limited in Chambishi was...