Acacia Mining settles group claims out of court

Acacia Mining, formerly African Barrick Gold (ABG), ha settled outside of a UK Court with a group of Tanzanian locals regarding alleged deaths and injuries caused by security and police guarding the company's North Mara mine, which had a history of illegal artisanal mining, the International Group Claims team at UK-based law firm Leigh Day announced on Friday. Law firm partner Shanta Martin issued a statement saying: “The claims were denied by Acacia Mining and NMGML [North Mara Gold Mine Limited]. The litigation and further claims have been settled out of court.”