“With the concern over the impacts on environment and biological diversity as well as people living in the area, the Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced not to allow the exploitation of titanium in Koh Kong province,” said the press release after the CoM’s weekly meeting.
The announcement was made after the Khmer United Group has applied for exploitation license to exploit titanium ore on 20,400- hectare concession in Koh Kong province earlier this year.
And the Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy, Suy Sem reported in a February 1 letter to Prime Minister Hun Sen that the area has the potential to produce 35 million tons of titanium.
The premier’s decision has appeased the concern by environmentalists.
“It’s good news as we learned that the area is good for environment and bio-diversity conservation, rather than mineral exploitation,” Thy Try, a coordinator for Resource Revenue Transparency (CRRT), a new coalition of civil society organizations, said Friday.
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