Mining exploration set for region home to endangered Irrawaddy river dolphins

1/17/2018
The Phnom Penh Post reported today that Medusa Mining, an Australian company, plans to invest $3 million over 4 years in explorations for gold, copper, oil, gas and precious stones in tributaries of the Mekong River in Cambodia. Irrawaddy river dolphins, an Endangered species of cetacean, lives in ...
1/16/2018
The Prek Kampi region is home to the endangered Irrawaddy River Dolphin, of which about 80 remain in the Mekong River. Boyd Timler, CEO of Medusa Mining, said yesterday that the exploration itself would be relatively harmless, and the project would be unlikely to affect the dolphins. “We are aware ...

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