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Gold rush in Prey Lang forest

13 February 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Artisanal mining / Economy and commerce / Environment and natural resources / Extractive Industries / Extractive industries policy and administration / Forest classifications / Forests and forestry / Gold / Industrial mining / Land / Minerals and mineral products / Mining
artisanal mines / gold mining / Kampong Thom / kratie / Law on Management and Exploitation of Mineral Resources / Ministry of Industry Mines and Energy / mondolkiri / Mondolkiri Province / O’Takeo / O’Takeo province / Pailin / Pailin Province / Phnom Chi / Phnom Chi province / Prey Lang Forest / RCAF / Shong On / Shong On province / small-scale mining sector

For four years now, this mineral-flecked land deep inside the Prey Lang forest has drawn thousands of small-scale seasonal miners. There are perks to working the dry season: space is one, avoiding the unofficial “taxation” system is another. For years, development agencies have urged a sweeping ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013021361348/National/gold-rush-in-prey-lang-forest.html

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