The Legal Resources Centre (“LRC”), Garratt Mbuyisa Neale attorneys (“GMN”), London lawyers Leigh Day and Legal Aid South Africa have extended their long-standing and constructive collaboration over gold miners’ silicosis by filing a class action application against Anglo American South Africa Ltd (“AASA”)...AASA is believed to have assets in the region of US$15 billion. Its potential silicosis liability is the most substantial of any gold mining company. For nine years LRC, Legal Aid South Africa, Leigh Day and Zanele Mbuyisa of GMN have been working as a team on litigation to secure compensation for South African gold miners who are suffering from silicosis…18 claims relating to miners employed on AASA’s President Steyn mine in the Free State were filed in 2004…It is alleged that AASA negligently controlled and advised its mines with regard to prevention of dust exposure and silicosis.