Yunnan Jinding Zinc Corporation Ltd., founded in 2003, is a subsidiary of Sichuan Hongda, a larger mining firm which itself is a subsidiary of the Hanlong Group. It operates a mine and smelter near Jinding in Lanping County, Yunnan with an annual capacity of over 100,000 tons of zinc.[1]
Pollution
editThe firms smelter operations are near residential housing in Jinding and other villages which has resulted in high levels of lead, zinc, and cadmium in the soil surrounding the plant and high levels of lead in the blood of residents. Environmental enforcement efforts by the Chinese and Yunnan governments have been ineffective.[2] High levels of lead in household dust was found in residences in the area. Lead in household dust is one way lead is ingested by children.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Company Overview of Yunnan Jinding Zinc Co., Ltd". Businessweek. Bloomberg. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ^ "Greenpeace: Investigation finds pollution and illness ignored at Asia's largest lead mine, Yunnan Province" (Press release). greenpeace.org. Greenpeace China. June 9, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ^ Cherie Chan (June 12, 2015). "Soil Contamination Found Near Huge Mine in Western China". The New York Times. Retrieved June 12, 2015.