Chinese Miner Wins Rare Earth Rights in Laos – RFA

Laotian government officials have cleared a Chinese firm to dig for rare earths on farm and grazing land in a northeastern province of the country, with compensation for displaced villagers not yet settled, Radio Free Asia reported.

Tong Lee Seung Industrial Development gained permission to excavate a 3 square kilometre area in Xieng Khouang province’s Phaxay district. Another 25 sq km of land might now also be explored, the agreement said.

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George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.

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