Zijin Mining ordered to pay $4.63m fine for toxic spill

The Zijin Mining Group , one of China’s biggest gold producers, has been ordered to pay 30 million yuan ($4.62 million) by a local court in Fujian province for a toxic spill last year that caused severe environmental pollution.

The local court in the city of Long Yan has also issued prison terms ranging between three years to 42 months to five of Zijin’s staff who were found to be involved in the incident, Zijin said in a statement on Wednesday.