Money concerns over check on mine
The probe into the origin of toxic contamination in areas near the Akara Resources gold mine may be delayed due to financial problems and difficulty in getting all partners to accept a restoration process. Four ministries – Industry, Public Health, Natural Resources and Environment, and Science and Technology – have been appointed to inspect and resolve environmental and health problems near the Chatree gold mine on the border of Phichit and Phetchabun. Tanapon, head of the investigating committee, said a progress report into toxic substance contamination at Chatree had been presented to Primary Industries and Mines last week, but a financial issue had – inevitably – been raised.
