In a land hit by the resource curse, a new gold mine spooks officials

Mongabay
Jun 17, 2018, 11:15 pm90 pts
JAKARTA — Environmental officials have warned of the potentially catastrophic impact of a planned gold mine in a conservation zone in eastern Indonesia, amid mixed signals from the district chief responsible for approving the project. The proposed mine would cover 233 square kilometers (90 square miles), an…

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