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Philippines clamps down on illegal miners, gold smugglers [1]

(Reuters) - The Philippines is tightening oversight of the roughly 300,000 small-scale miners in the country as it looks to curb illegal mining and gold smuggling, as well as to protect the environ

Publication Date: 
13/04/2015
Reuters [2]
Tags:
Mining [3], Illegal Trade [4], Gold [5], Philippines [6], Environment [7]
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