Within 48 hours after the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) in Liberia released the outcome of its findings, linking Bea Mounting Mining Corporation to Cyanide pollution of water sources in Grand Cape Mount County, the company on Sunday “categorically rejected” the EPA findings.
EPA said in a statement at the weekend that the Marvoe Creek and Mafa River in the Western Grand Cape Mount recently suffered Cyanide chemical pollution from the Bea Mountain Tiling Starage facility that contaminated the water source of inhabitants in the area.
But Bea Mountain has strongly disagreed with this in a press release just received by this news outlet but dated June 4, 2022.
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Press release: Jun 4th, 2022
Reports of dead fish in some rivers in Cape Mount County.
(New Liberty, Cape Mount, Liberia): Bea Mountain Mining Corporation (BMMC) has read in the public media, a Press Release issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) relative to the recent sighting of dead fish in the Marvoe Creek.
BMMC categorically rejects and disagrees with the findings and claims being made by the EPA as the degree and extent of testing conducted so far are inconclusive and filled with analytical gaps.
We are confident and particularly reaffirm our position of being in no breach of any required scientific standards. We note that the EPA has found no evidence of damage to or any spill or irregular discharge from the TSF. In fact, our TSF is routinely monitored in accordance with international standards by an independent and internationally accredited design company.
Our disagreement is further supported by the fact that the EPA itself has called for further investigations (and the EPA’s opinion that its test results for Cyanide are far below what is required to cause fatality).
BMMC therefore welcomes the Agency’s decision to expand the testing by inviting the participation of competent independent third-party entities and fully commits to remain cooperative of this effort to establish the facts.
As a responsible corporate citizen, BMMC will continue to support the well-being of its host communities by providing alternative sources of protein and water until all doubts are clear by a conclusive investigation into these allegations.
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