Companies mining bauxite have yet to receive notification to stop extracting the ore in Pahang.<\/p>\n
An executive in one company said they are in the dark over the issue due to the conflicting press reports on the need to halt mining for up to three months.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are confused but until now we have yet to be informed about this,\u201d said the official, who did not want his name or company to be identified.<\/p>\n
He admitted the need for bauxite mining to be regulated as there were too many illegal exporters. <\/p>\n
Officially, Pahang revoked the mining licences of 34 contractors in July, leaving only 11 operators.<\/p>\n
But he said some operators had sub-leased their licences.<\/p>\n
\u201cI cannot put a figure on how many mines there are. There are just too many,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
But he said an outright ban was unfair and not the solution.<\/p>\n
He pointed out that many smallholders and villagers were cashing in by allowing operators to mine bauxite on their land.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s like durian runtuh (a windfall) for them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Instead, he suggested that the authorities strictly regulate the industry.<\/p>\n
Another company representative said the so-called ill effects of bauxite mining had been blown out of proportion.<\/p>\n
He said absurd claims had been made about mercury poisoning or that bauxite is radioactive. – thestaronline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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