Saturday, March 22, 2014

Rare earth mining in China: the bleak social and environmental costs - The Guardian




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Rare earth mining in China: the bleak social and environmental costs - The Guardian




The Guardian

Rare earth mining in China: the bleak social and environmental costs
The Guardian
The pond, owned by the Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth Hi-Tech Company, or Baotou Steel, lacks a proper lining and for the past 20 years its toxic contents have been seeping into groundwater, according to villagers and state media reports.