Vast Amounts of Illegally Mined Atomic Mineral Found in Tamil Nadu

A court-ordered report has raised red flags over stocks of beach-sand minerals, which indicates both illegal mining and illegal exports of radioactive monazite.

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Vast Amounts of Illegally Mined Atomic Mineral Found in Tamil Nadu

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