Company defies order, continues dredging sand

24 June 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Economy and commerce / Environment and natural resources / Environment and natural resources policy and administration / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Ethnic minorities and indigenous people / Extractive Industries / Extractive industries policy and administration / Gold / Government / Health care policy and administration / Land / Minerals and mineral products / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Mines and Energy / Pollution and waste / Public health / Rivers and lakes / Social development / Urban sanitation infrastructure / Urban water and sanitation infrastructure / Water and sanitation / Water and sanitation infrastructure and facilities / Water pollution / Water resources
Chinese aid / Discovery Power / Hun Bunthan / Ministry of Mines and Energy / Prov ethnic minority / Ratanakiri provincial department for mines and energy / Sesan river / Taveng Krom commune

A company ordered to cease its sand-dredging operation along the Sesan River in Ratanakkiri province after it was accused of illegally searching for gold is now defying the order, villagers claimed Monday. Discovery Power, a joint Chinese-Cambodian venture, was given a license to dredge sand for sale but had instead allegedly been dredging sand and pumping chemicals into the water in search of a gold mine. In April, it was ordered to cease the operation after ethnic minority villagers in Taveng district complained that the company had left them with chemical-laced water that is causing rashes on their skin. …

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