Indonesia is among the biggest culprits in tropical forest loss linked to industrial mining, says study

JAKARTA/LONDON, Sept 12 (Reuters): Industrial-scale mining for materials such as coal, gold, and iron ore is spurring tropical deforestation, with once-impenetrable forest cleared for mines and access roads, new research shows.

In the first study to quantify the impact of industrial mining on tropical forest loss, an international team of scientists found that just four countries are largely to blame: Brazil, Indonesia, Ghana and Suriname.