"NEMC orders mine to construct third pond, pay 100m/- fine"

For allegedly polluting the environment, the Bulyanhulu Gold Mine (BGM) in Shinyanga Region has been ordered to construct a third pond and pay 100m/- as a penalty. The order has been given by the National Environmental Management Council (NEMC) which also gave the BGM an ultimatum of one month to do so...According to NEMC, the mine’s two ponds got burst following last month’s heavy rains. Since the ponds stopped working, it said, toxic water from the mine had been flowing to areas close to people’s residences, contrary to environmental laws.