Chinese company given license to go for gold in Kratie
The government has given a Chinese mining company the right to extract gold from 28 square km of land in Kratie province’s Sambor district, a provincial official said yesterday. On July 5, the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy granted Hing Yuan Hanng Yeak Co Ltd a license to exploit gold in Kbal Damrei commune, according to Sok Kiriroath, director of the provincial department of Industry, Mines and Energy… Though the company has been given full extraction rights, local villagers have previously complained that the new company has banned them from mining gold resources that they have made a living from for decades…
