Dear Editor,
There has been much publicity, at least in the media, about the “mega investments” of Bai Shan Lin. At the moment almost all emphasis is on the forestry/logging investments of this foreign company.
However seeking, permission to dig up a stretch of river to look for gold stands out even more than the logging concessions, but strangely, very little mention is made of this aspect of the proposed investment.
It is surprising that this has been referred to in many articles in the various newspapers but up to now no reference has been made to the likely location. Why the secrecy about the location? The locations of the various forestry permits are already known, so why not the same with the mining investments?
This sounds as if it could be a large mining venture with numerous potential environmental and social implications. It is only hoped that, in the apparent desire for greater transparency of the forestry ventures, that the size, mode and location of the proposed mining venture is not overlooked.
Scrutiny needs to be made of this aspect of the “mega investment” just as there is for the forestry/logging investments.
Yours faithfully,
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