The residents of two villages had expressed concern that their water catchment areas, plantation land and crops would be destroyed.
The gold prospecting licence at Bukit Tompong next to Mt Kinabalu in Sabah was revoked after chief minister Hajiji Noor was told of the villagers’ concern.
Paginatan assemblyman Abidin Madingkir said chief minister Hajiji Noor decided that the license should be withdrawn after he was made aware of the matter, the Daily Express reported.
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