Community mulling mining co’s proposal

16 March 2015
The Phnom Penh Post
Ethnic minorities and indigenous people / Extractive Industries / Mining / Social development
Angkor Gold Cambodia / Jarai ethnic minority / Mesco Gold

Following talks with indigenous villagers over the weekend, which saw promises of jobs and English language lessons, there are high hopes that a foreign company looking to extract gold in Ratanakkiri will be awarded the first-ever mining licence in the province. Representatives of Mesco Gold met on Saturday with more than 20 ethnic Jarai villagers from O’yadav district’s Pak village, as well as local authorities and NGOs, to discuss plans to extract gold from the area. ...

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