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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.
He married the daughter of Emanis Gunasekere who was a successful businessman engaged in exporting. He was the father of the philanthropist Sir Ernest de Silva and therefore the Grandfather-in-law of Construction Magnate Mr. U.N.Gunasekera, making the lineage one of the oldest traditionally wealthy families in the country.
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He began his early career by foreseeing the potential of the plumbago industry and subsequently became the industry magnate after acquiring the Ragedra mine in the district of Kurunegala. [1] [9] [10] Around 1880s, he owned one of the largest commercial houses in the nation employing a labour force of approximately 3000 employees in his mines ...
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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.
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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.