Green light for bauxite mining in Jamaica Gleaner
#0183;#32;WESTERN BUREAU: In spite of potential longterm deforestation, bauxite mining in the Cockpit Country is likely to offer a gamechanging fillip to the Jamaican economy, at least in the short term, if the Government allows Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners II (NJBP II) to mine 8,335 hectares of land, an environmental impact assessment (EIA) has said.