A lease for a third bauxite mining site has been issued in Fiji, and will be the largest so far of the sites in the Northern Division.
The Chinese company Aurum Exploration Limited has almost completed mining at the first site in Nawailevu, which has produced almost 1 million tonnes of bauxite.
Aurum Exploration Limited has started clearing the third site at Dreketi which covers an area of 222 hectares, compared to the 150 hectares at Nawailevu.
The Mineral Resources Department Director, Malakai Finau said the company has just started work at the site.
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