'Cancel EIA for rare earth mines size of 924 football fields'

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A group of Orang Asli villagers from Pos Lanai, Pahang, wants the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for three rare earth mines to be cancelled. Citing a letter they received from the Orang Asli Development Department (Jakoa), the group said permission has been given to carry out an EIA for three mines spanning 660ha. The area of 660ha is roughly the equivalent of 924 football fields. The EIA covers Orang Asli villages around the Jelai forest, but it is unclear how much of the total proposed mining area is forested. The Pos Lanai Orang Asli Land and Territories Action Committee had submitted a letter to Jakoa on Monday, protesting the plan to mine rare earth metal lanthanide in the area. It claimed the plan will encroach on Orang Asli ancestral land, destroy the environment and jeopardise the livelihood of hundreds of families. Widely used for industrial and scientific purposes,…