He said Mentri Besar Incorporated had a joint venture with a company based in China to carry out exploration activities.
“In fact, in order to carry out any mining activities, we need to undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment , and we also carry out a Social Impact study in Perak. SAM president Meenakshi Raman had said on Nov 27 that it was irresponsible of the Water, Land and Natural Resources Ministry as well as the Perak government to allow a China-based company to explore and mine rare earth in Perak - as this had far-reaching implications on human health and the environment.
Ahmad added that it was important to explore what was beneath the earth, and exploration did not mean that the state had agreed to extract anything.
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