The exile administration said on its Tibet.net website Mar 30 that the Gyama mine had been a major failure over the past one decade in terms of ensuring social harmony and environmental protection in the area. It said, “In order to acquire maximum profit in the shortest period of time, whole swaths of land have been excavated in several sites and in some cases the whole face of a mountain has been ripped in the process of exploration, water diversion, mining and road construction. Such a large scale and aggressive expansion out of the mine could have caused the recent event of landslide.”
It noted that on Jun 20, 2009, angry villagers, hit by pollution and numerous other grievances resulting from the mining operation, clashed with Chinese miners; the ensuing police crackdown left three Tibetans wounded.
It said the Gyama Mine epitomises the issues affecting more than 200 mining sites across the Tibetan plateau with regard to socio-economic and environmental problems and that they require urgent attention.
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