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South African court gives go ahead to silicosis class action suit against gold mining companies

Reuters - UK Focus

JOHANNESBURG, May 13 (Reuters) - South Africa's High Court on Friday gave the green light for a class action suit seeking damages from the gold mining sector on behalf of thousands of miners who contracted the fatal lung disease silicosis while working underground.

The court also allowed a class action to go ahead on behalf of miners who contracted tuberculosis in the mines.

The defendants in the case include Harmony Gold, Gold Fields (LSE: 0QQ8.L - news) , AngloGold Ashanti (Xetra: AOD.DE - news) , Sibanye Gold (Other OTC: SBGLF - news) , African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) and Anglo American, which have formed the Occupational Lung Disease (OLD) Working Group to deal with such issues. (Reporting by TJ Strydom and Zimasa Mpemnyama; Editing by James Macharia)