Plant springs another leak

SHANGHANG, Fujian - A copper plant at the center of a river pollution scandal sprang a new leak on Friday, which was quickly capped to avoid further damaging the river, the company said on Saturday.

Staff on duty at Zijinshan Copper Mine discovered a new leak at No 3 waste tank at around 10:30 pm on Friday, Zijin Mining Group said in a statement.

"They took immediate action to cap it," the statement added.