Silica mining project will ruin precious beach, Kudat villagers tell Sabah govt

The idyllic Pantai Bangau is a source of income for fishermen from the five villages.

KOTA KINABALU: Villagers in Sabah’s northern Kudat district want the state government to intervene over a silica sand mining and processing project at an idyllic beach near their villages.

Residents from the five villages – Kampung Bangau, Andab Bangau, Andab Darat, Kimihang and Longgom Kecil – are concerned that the project, run by China-owned Kibling Solar New Materials (M) Sdn Bhd, will be detrimental to Pantai Bangau and its surroundings.