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During Sri Lanka's 26-year civil war, thousands of anti-personnel mines were laid. According to information from the National Mine Action Centre, the total remaining contaminated area was still 23,306,478 square metres in 2019. [65] From 2002 to 2013, FSD ran one of the largest clearance programmes in Sri Lanka.
Dumbara is a town located in the Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka. It has a long history of mining activities. It has a long history of mining activities. It is where the first commercial operating graphite mine in the country, opening in 1840.
Bogala Graphite Mine (Sinhala: බොගල ග්රැෆයිට් පතල) is a graphite mine located near the village of Aruggammana in Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province. It is one of the largest graphite mines in Sri Lanka, with commercial mining at this location first commencing in 1847.
Through deploying Mine Risk Education (MRE), survey and demarcation assets in Northern Sri Lanka, MAG teams sought to protect those most affected by the conflict which had plagued the region since 1983. Later in 2002, clearance assets, including manual, mechanical and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) were introduced to the programme structure.
Kahatagaha Graphite Mine (Sinhala: කහටගහ මිනිරන් පතල Kahatagaha Miniran Pathala) is a graphite mine located in the village of Kahatagaha in Dodangaslanda in Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It is one of the largest mines in Sri Lanka.
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Graphite mining in Sri Lanka has occurred since the Dutch occupation of the country. It is the only country in the world to produce the purest form of graphite, vein graphite (also known as lump graphite), in commercial quantities, currently accounts for less than 1% of the world graphite production. Graphite (locally known as plumbago) mines ...