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Tibet Justice Center reports that Tibet holds “very rich mineral resources,” including large shares of China’s supply of iron, copper, lithium, gold, bauxite, uranium etc., and that these are extracted in ways that violate Tibetans’ right to self-determined development. Free Tibet / Tibet Watch have documented ecological disasters, landslides, soil erosion, damage to waterways and destruction of vegetation caused by mining in Tibetan villages, and that residents’ complaints are routinely ignored. Radio Free Asia, environmental researchers note illegal or semi-legal coal and mineral mining in Tibetan areas (including hydrological reserves and grazing lands), with consequences for water quality, pasture loss, and loss of livelihood.

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