The Tamil Nadu government, which had suspended mining of rare earth minerals like garnet, ilmenite and rutile along the Tuticorin coast last month following complaints of large-scale illegal mining
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/tamil-nadu-govt-puts-stop-mineral-mining
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-chennai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minerals
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tuticorin
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tirunelveli-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madurai-d
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade