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Kelantan expects two locally owned companies to begin rare earth element (REE) mining next year, in collaboration with Perbadanan Menteri Besar Kelantan, as both firms are in the final stages of obtaining environmental impact assessment (EIA) approval. Deputy Menteri Besar Fadzli Hassan confirmed the companies are licensed for REE production and will handle marketing independently, though he did not name them or identify their sites.
Meanwhile, 62 excavators valued at RM15.8 million, linked to illegal mining, have been seized in Kelantan. Fadzli said some companies with exploration permits had conducted unauthorized mining, and stern actions including maximum fines and asset forfeiture will be taken against repeat offenders.
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