Mine Safety Law on Agenda

31 May 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Energy / Extractive Industries / Extractive industries policy and administration / Generation and distribution facilities / Gold / Industrial mining / Law and judiciary / Minerals and mineral products / Mining / Non-renewable energy production / Oil and gas resources
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The government plans to draft a law designed to govern safety standards in the Kingdom’s mining industry, an official said yesterday, little more than a week after at least one gold miner went missing when a shaft collapsed in Preah Vihear province.

Khieu Muth, a secretary of state at the Ministry of Environment, said mining was a thriving sector in Cambodia, but it lacked regulations that protected workers and held companies accountable for dangerous conditions. …

The ministry plans to complete an environment impact assessment of the mining, oil and gas sectors with the help of experts from NGOs before drafting a law, Muth added. …

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