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Malaysia to Ban Bauxite Mining for 3 Months to Cut Pollution
6 Jan 2016
Malaysia, the biggest shipper of bauxite to China, will stop mining ore for three months to cut river and sea pollution, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Wan Junaidi Jaafar said.
The ban takes effect from Jan. 15 in Pahang, the largest producing state…Exports will be allowed during the moratorium to reduce port inventories, and after the suspension the government will limit bauxite production to the capacity to ship the material…