The minerals and geoscience department (JMG) has suspended the licences of three mining companies in Perak for failing to comply with conditions set out in the Letter of Approval for Mining Operation Scheme.
The natural resources and environmental sustainability ministry identified the companies as Asiatic Mine Sdn Bhd/Nalidah Tin Mine Sdn Bhd; Rahman Hydraulic Tin Sdn Bhd; and Rare Earth Carbonate/Perak State Agriculture Development Corporation/MCRE Resources Sdn Bhd.
It said the department had conducted inspections and water quality tests in Hulu Perak following complaints of pollution in the Rui, Kijang, Kepayang and Perak rivers.
“Investigations found that the companies did not comply with the conditions set by JMG, regarding effluent discharge, erosion and…