Mining operations degrade the environment through soil erosion, water contamination, air pollution, and often deforestation. These can lead to respiratory illnesses and heavy metal poisoning for nearby residents, sedimentation, and loss of arable land, while depleting valuable finite resources.
Amid Reports of Unrest, GOL Takes Action in China Union Workers Go-slow
Rumors of threats to management and an ongoing worker go-slow has prompted the government to constitute a ministerial committee to probe the situation at the China Union Investment Company at Bong Mines.