Kompong Thom Prepares to Halt 100 Illegal Miners

24 October 2012
The Cambodia Daily
Environment and natural resources / Extractive Industries / Extractive industries policy and administration / Gold / Industrial mining / Land / Minerals and mineral products / Mining
gold / gold mining / illegal gold mining / illegal miners / Interior Minister Sar Kheng / Kompong Thom / Ministry of Interior

Kompong Thom provincial officials will stop illegal gold mining in seven locations in Sandan district's Meanrith commune come November, provincial and district officials said. About 100 residents of Meanrith have been illegally digging for gold in the district for several years, provincial deputy governor King Vimean said yesterday. ... Mr. Vimean said the provincial government was acting on an order from Interior Minister Sar Kheng, who sent a warning letter dated September 7. ...