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JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities are considering two companies' requests to dispose mining waste into the ocean, a senior government official said on Sunday (May 31), at a time of heightened sensitivity about the environmental impact of mining.
The requests come as mining waste management is increasingly scrutinised after a nickel plant in neighbouring Papua New Guinea spilled red mud into the sea last year due to an operational failure.
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