in serious socioeconomic consequences. Source: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a713833715~db=all WIKIPEDIA Dupont titanium mining operation A 50-year titanium mining operation by DuPont was set to begin in 1997, but protests and public/government opposition over the possibly disastrous environmental effects throughout 1996-2000 caused the company to abandon the project in 2000 and retire their mineral rights