For those interested in the progress of the environmentaintal assessment for alluvial gold mining in Marudi Mountain, please see the attached:

http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/stories/12/03/study-sees-limited-impact-from-romanex-gold-project-on-villages/

Under uncrontrolled influx, it seems like they are worried about sex workers and STDs. Kind of makes you wonder what kind of operation they are going to run.