
Family loses court claim that lead poisoning from Mount Isa mine led to girl’s brain damage
A Queensland court has rejected a multi-million dollar damages claim alleging that a mine’s negligence caused a girl to suffer brain damage from lead poisoning. The family of Bethany Sanders, now 17, lived within 3km of the Mount Isa mining and smelting operations from 2007, having moved to Queensland from Norfolk Island the previous year….