Saarani greenlights lanthanide mining project for September
Perak Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad says it has been proven that lanthanide is valuable and non-radioactive. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, August 24, 2022.
He said studies are being undertaken to make sure the project complies with the Department of Irrigation and Drainage’s environmental management, and erosion and sediment control plans to ensure that the project can operate without damaging the environment. “Gerik District Council has given planning permission. It has been proven that lanthanide, which is a type of rare earth found in Hulu Perak, is valuable and non-radioactive,” he told a press conference in Ipoh today.
He also said several civil society groups and experts had also raised their concerns about the status of the land and that the project operates without damaging the environment.
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