10 May 2017

Unease over mining runs deep in Temotu

From , 3:04 pm on 10 May 2017

There's growing community frustration in Temotu province of Solomon Islands over bauxite mining operations.

The Australian mining company, AU Capital Mining, co-owned by Pacific Bauxite, in 2015 won a license to prospect for bauxite at Nende in Temotu.

The bauxite interests are being linked with recent political turmoil in the province, as Johnny Blades reports:

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