Dr. Ravindra Kariaywasam Archives

Environmental group rings warning bells over Aussie Co. plan to mine limonite in Mannar Island-by Ifham Nizam Source:Island There would be significant environmental damage to the Mannar Island if an Australian mining company was allowed to carry out proposed limonite sand mining there, Dr. Ravindra Kariaywasam of the Centre for Environment and Nature Studies (CENS), warned yesterday. Kariaywasam told The Island: “The Company is planning to mine an area of the island that is 2 km wide and about 8 km long. It started preliminary assessment with small-scale drilling on the island in 2015. It drilled more than 4.000 exploratory holes without the permission of the owners of the lands. The deepest holes is about 12 metres deep.” ...