Polish ZGH Boleslav accused of polluting Montenegro rivers from its lead zinc mine in Suplja Stijena, 7 September 2019

The situation is of utmost concern when it comes to the pollution of Cehotina river polluted by the Lead Mine and Zinc Suplja Stijena and it can be seen at Mjedenichki stream that flows into the river.

The water of this stream, which flows from the direction of the Suplja Stijena Mine and flows into Cehotina, in previous years was practically the colour of ore, while this year it is white. The "Lipljen", Sports and Fishing Club, which manages the waters of Pljevlja, says that they are taking some protection measures, and that one of those steps this year is to set up fishermen on the part of the river stream that is most vulnerable...

The fishermen explained that there was additional pollution from the surface mine of Gradir Montengro Company, which reaches the Cehotina River via the Mjednik stream. By a trial catch on the Cehotina river several hundred meters above and one hundred meters below the place where the stream flows, we have determined that it is most likely the pollution that reaches the surface of the mine after the ore flotation process is responsible for the absence of fish fauna, that is. for fish poisoning

By visual observation alone and without trial fishing, it is clear that this is a very serious chemical pollution because the stream and its banks have an apocalyptic appearance of yellow-gray...

Gradir Montenegro company claims that they are taking all measures of environment protection.

The company Gradir Montenegro, which includes the Suplja Stijena mine, repeatedly informed that all necessary protection measures are being taken and that they are not pollutants of Cehotina. They also claim that the flotation system functions completely as a closed system when it comes to the use of water, that is that the same water is used repeatedly with, allegedly, its purification...