He explains that the MOU signed is solely for exploration, any mining activities later requires studies and assessments.
The public should not panic over the issue of rare earth exploration activities to be conducted in Perak, said Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu.
“This MOU is for exploration, we want to find out the elements present in the soil and after we are certain, we will do a research on whether it is economical and beneficial for us to extract them. We are not signing the MOU today to have them extracted tomorrow. Ahmad Faizal was commenting on a statement by Pertubuhan Pelindung Khazanah Alam Malaysia president Shariffa Sabrina Syed Akil, who had urged the state government to stop and not initiate any activities on rare earth exploitation in the state.
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