Metal mine pollution in Wales

Welsh Affairs Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 3 Jun 2026 Parliament page
Once a major industry in Wales, mines extracting metals like zinc, lead and gold are now largely abandoned. But metals from these mines can discharge into local rivers, streams and lakes, damaging local plant and animal biodiversity and possibly impacting human health. Abandoned metal mines cause extensive pollution in Wales. … Read more
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21 Jul
2026
Correspondence
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2026
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Laura Hughes · Association of British Insurers Professor Mark Macklin · University of Lincoln
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21 Jul 2026 Correspondence to the Secretary of State on contaminated land and transparency with the public in Wales, dated 21 July 2026
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