Day: August 12, 2021

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Perak state government to seriously review the permit to quarry Zone C of Gunung Kanthan which is located within one of the geo-sites in Kinta Valley National Geopark. Gunung Kanthan 400-million-year-old site is the largest and most extensive peak remaining of the Kanthan limestone karst complex. Moreover, it is a natural heritage and a...

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) calls on the Department of Environment (DOE) to not allow the proposed mining of lanthanide at Mukim Kenering in Hulu Perak. This project involves in-situ leaching (ISL) and beneficiation of lanthanide, which leads to serious environmental degradation and destruction, contrary to claims by mining proponents. In-situ leaching was first used in the US in the 1950’s,...