Pilot project to mine rare earth mineral in Hulu Perak
Perak menteri besar Saarani Mohamad (centre) at Sekolah Kebangsaan Jeliang in Kuala Kangsar, today. (Bernama pic)
KUALA KANGSAR: The Perak state government expects the mining of a rare earth mineral called lintonite in Hulu Perak to boost its revenue.
Menteri besar Saarani Mohamad said the state government had received the nod from the environment department to implement the pilot project. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) report was approved last week.
“The pilot project will be carried out on land owned by the Perak State Agriculture Development Corporation in Hulu Perak.
“Since we have received the EIA approval, now it is up to the company that has been entrusted with the project.
“It will determine whether the ore is radioactive.
“If it is not, we will have a new source of lintonite,” he said after visiting Sekolah Kebangsaan Jeliang here today.
Saarani said lintonite could be used in products such as phones, watches and electrical goods.
On the school he visited today, Saarani said it needed a new building to replace the old one built in 1954. The public works department has also confirmed that the building is unsafe.
He said RM1.5 million is needed to build a two-storey building, consisting of a hall, classrooms and an office.
KUALA KANGSAR: The Perak state government expects the mining of a rare earth mineral called lintonite in Hulu Perak to boost its revenue.
Menteri besar Saarani Mohamad said the state government had received the nod from the environment department to implement the pilot project. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) report was approved last week.
“The pilot project will be carried out on land owned by the Perak State Agriculture Development Corporation in Hulu Perak.
“Since we have received the EIA approval, now it is up to the company that has been entrusted with the project.
“It will determine whether the ore is radioactive.
“If it is not, we will have a new source of lintonite,” he said after visiting Sekolah Kebangsaan Jeliang here today.
Saarani said lintonite could be used in products such as phones, watches and electrical goods.
On the school he visited today, Saarani said it needed a new building to replace the old one built in 1954. The public works department has also confirmed that the building is unsafe.
He said RM1.5 million is needed to build a two-storey building, consisting of a hall, classrooms and an office.
Must be a Bullshit EIA if they can't even say if the ore or the tailings are radioactive.
ReplyDeleteAnybody who looks it up will understand there is a possibility that the ore or the tailings after ore extraction will be radioactive. And that will have a huge impact on the Environment.
How the fuck did the EIA get approved ?