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 Danger lurks [1]

the world's biggest unexploited stretch of grasslands faces the risk of being ravaged by mining activities. Vast reserves of minerals like coal, zinc, uranium, oil and gold are hidden beneath the prairie ocean of the Eastern Steppes in Mongolia. Mining companies, already operating in other parts of the country, are now hoping to tap these resources to feed the burgeoning demand

Publication Date: 
14/03/2004
Down to Earth [2]
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Environment [3], Mining [4], National Parks [5], Grasslands [6]
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