Tawau gold mining operations allowed by Sabah law, says Asst Minister to CM

By Muguntan Vanar

KOTA KINABALU: A controversial gold mining operation in Sabah's east coast Tawau district is operating legally under a Sabah mining law, says Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister Datuk Abidin Madingkir.

He said the operation was covered by the Sabah Mining Ordinance 1960 which provides for the Lands and Surveys Department to oversee it.

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