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Black sand mining banned

Published: 10 May 2013 - 12:22 am | Last Updated: 03 Feb 2022 - 10:18 am

A loader transporting black sand at a mine along the beach of San Vicente town, Ilocos Sur.  The environmental department has banned black sand extraction in beach areas.

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