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A "Free for All" as Mining Claims More than Double in Carbon-rich Ecosystems

Public Interest Groups Call for Land Withdrawals to Ease Pressure

December 14, 2009 - Toronto - A rapid increase in exploratory mining activities, including staking, drilling and clearance of vegetation in the heart of Ontario's Boreal Forest, one of the world's most carbon-rich ecosystems, has become a "Wild West" free for all, warn public interest groups. CPAWS Wildlands League, Ecojustice and Mining Watch Canada are concerned that development in an area known in the industry as the 'Ring of Fire' in Ontario's Far North is exploding due to inadequate control under an antiquated Mining Act.

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