Miners caught in Catch-22 situation


Problem in the air: Workers hosing down vehicles covered in bauxite dust in the Kuantan Port area.

KUANTAN: Bauxite miners in the state are caught in a Catch-22, being told to clear their stockpiles or face a moratorium extension, but not being allowed to clear the stockpiles.

Pahang Mining Operators Association vice-president Yap Soon Huat said licensed operators were being held back by illegal miners, who lacked the proprietary mining licence (PML) to move the ore they dug up.

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