New Caledonia: Unregulated Mining Threatens an Island and ...
Aug 14, 2006· The most imminent threat is a project being carried out by Inco Ltd. of Ontario, Canada, a leading nickel mining company. In 1999, Inco began construction of a USD 50 million pilot project in Goro, at the southern end of the island. This project tested the effectiveness of Incoís new pressure acid leach mining technology.