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Zero effluent from iron ore firm.

New Straits Times

| October 31, 2011 | COPYRIGHT 1999 The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: M. Hamzah Jamaludin

Iron-ore mining and processing activities have always been associated with pollution but a company in Sri Jaya, near Maran in Pahang, has managed to change the negative perception when it adopted an environmental- and community-friendly approach, writes M. HAMZAH JAMALUDIN THE Sri Jaya town, near here, may one day become the richest in Pahang, thanks to its soil which is rich in iron deposits.

The iron-ore mining and processing industry has rebound due to high demand from overseas.

In the first four months of this year, the state government received royalties amounting to RM5.5 million from the industry compared with RM4 million …

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