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Plateau grasslands threatened by stone mining

Updated: 2011-05-18 13:46

(chinadaily.com.cn)

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Plateau grasslands threatened by stone mining
A bulldozer and other tools can be seen on a stone quarry on the foot of the Maxian Mountian, Northwest China's Gansu province, May 16. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

 

Plateau grasslands threatened by stone mining
A bulldozer helps load the processed stones onto a truck at a stone processing site at the foot of Maxian Mountain, Northwest China's Gansu province, May 16. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

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