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20 Feb 2003

Author:
Vincent Macisaac, The Nation [Thailand]

APPC [Asia Pacific Potash Corporation] revises impact assessment for potash mine

The company that holds the concession to mine what it calls the third-largest potash deposit in the world says it has made significant amendments to its controversial Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)...Environmentalists in Canada and Thailand have said this salt-waste stockpile, which would be taller than all but a few buildings in Udon Thani city, could contaminate soil and water supplies over a vast area...The company vehemently denies that its project will significantly damage either the land or the water in the area...APPC is 90-per-cent owned by Asia Pacific Resources (APR)...and 10-per-cent owned by the Thai government.

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