Vast Amounts of Illegally Mined Atomic Mineral Found in Tamil Nadu

A court-ordered report has raised red flags over stocks of beach-sand minerals, which indicates both illegal mining and illegal exports of radioactive monazite.

GENERAL / LATEST NEWS: Envis Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India

Illegal beach sand mining of minerals in Tamil Nadu may be a scam worth Rs 1 lakh crore - The Economic Times

GENERAL / LATEST NEWS: Envis Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India

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Beach sand mining 16.04 lakh tonnes have been transported illegally between 2018 and 2022, Tamil Nadu Govt. tells Madras High Court - The Hindu

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