Report: Mining jeopardizes fossil studies

Mining activities have been halted at three sites in Guizhou province to preserve ancient animal fossils, a county government said.

Local mining has jeopardized the fossils of ancient animals and harmed scientific research, according to a report published recently by Science and Technology Daily.

Experts from the Guizhou Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources arrived in Weng'an county for a field survey on Tuesday, with the aim of creating a preservation plan.