MIGA SCREENS VIETNAM FLUORSPAR MINE
August 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
DETAILS of a comprehensive plan to mitigate environmental and social problems caused by a planned Vietnam fluorspar (and tungsten) open cast mine have been released by the World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), which is expected to support the project. Consultants Knight Piésold says developer "Nuiphaovica can...limit the adverse impacts of the Nui Phao mining project [north of Hanoi] to acceptable levels... ...generally accepted as international best practice". Under the plan, the Canadian-led joint venture ...
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