Buyat Bay ‘solidarity front' threatens gold miner with legal action

Mongabay
By Philip JacobsonMar 30, 2015, 10:00 am65 pts
Residents of Indonesia's Buyat Bay and a national legal aid institute are preparing a case against a gold miner they say began operating in secret without locals' consent. They also accuse the company, owned by a prominent politician, of failing to acquire the proper licenses, clearing forest in a protected…

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