A probe by a panel of experts has found that gold miner PT Newmont Minahasa Raya did not do harm to the environment over years of dumping mine tailings into Buyat Bay in North Sulawesi. In a report issued on Saturday, the panel said the seawater quality in the surrounding areas met national and international standards. Since 1996, the gold mining company has been releasing tailings from its mine into the bottom of the bay, attracting strong criticism from local residents and green groups, who have accused it of polluting seawater and affecting people’s health…Rignolda Djamaluddin, director of Manado-based Kelola Foundation, said the findings ignored important aspects such as biodiversity and social welfare.