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A scoping study into the Mannar heavy mineral sands (HMS) project, in Sri Lanka, has estimated that the four-million tonne a year dredging operation could have a mine life of some 20 years. ASX-listed Titanium Sands’ scoping study estimated that the project would require a capital investment of some A$122-million, with a potential capital pay-back period of two years.

by Zanita Careem In the new normal, Christmas is still a season of love… from a distance. Christmas this season will be different but that does not mean that it cannot be celebrated. We should feel the joy and the spirit of giving From Santa bubbles to drive though Christmas decorations, is socially distanced year like no other is giving us a masked Christmas We spoke to Otara Gunawardena to find how she feels about X’mas this year upended by the Coronavirus pandemic. She said the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has taught us to truly appreciate the little things in life. This X’mas is differ...

Mannar Island is a bird paradise that survived Sri Lanka’s civil war Two thousand flamingos and a war-torn island: controversy over Australian mine proposal Have you heard of Sri Lanka’s Mannar Island? Up to a million migrating birds seek sanctuary here each year on their gruelling journeys South, and thousands of flamingos call the island […]

Up to a million birds stop at Mannar Island, off the north-west coast of Sri Lanka, to feed during the winter. The Vankalai Bird Sanctuary on the southern tip of the island is protected by the Sri Lankan government and has been internationally recognised under the Ramsar Convention for its importance to both local and migratory birds. Ms Saroor also remembers climbing the swollen trunks and gnarled branches of the baobab trees — trees synonymous with Africa, Madagascar and Australia’s Kimberley, but also found incongruously on her tiny island. “Even though I fondly remember these baobab...