“Anti-mine villagers lose lawsuit against mining company and Industry Minister”, 29 Dec 2016

The Central Administrative Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by anti-mine villagers against both a gold mine company and Thailand’s Industry Minister, saying villagers’ claims about the environmental effects of the mine are not credible… 

The villagers accused the state officials for malfeasance in office for overlooking the environmental and health impacts believed to have resulted from the mining operations of Tungkum Company in the district.

The court, however, dismissed the lawsuit, citing research findings from Chulalongkorn University.

The research concluded that the excessive level of heavy metal contamination, such as cyanide in the earth and creeks of the district, is naturally found in areas with iron ore deposit and is not caused by mining operations…