The accumulation of heavy metals in soils especially in mining environments is of increasing concern to researchers in the Agricultural industry. Consumption of vegetables and fruits containing heavy metals is one of the main ways in which these elements enter the human body. The present study investigated the concentration of heavy metals: Cu, Zn, Cr, As and Pb in soil as well as fruit samples collected from the rehabilitated sites in the Sierra Rutile environs to evaluate the possible health risks to human body through food chain transfer. The sampled plants showed high translocation factor...