NO HEADLINE (November 26, 1990)

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Nations would ban Antarctic mining The proposed creation of a world park in Antarctica received a boost recently when the U.S. agreed to ban U.S. mining in the southern continent and Britain indicated it might support a similar ban. The U.S., Britain, Canada and 36 other signatories of the Antarctic Treaty are currently meeting for three weeks in Vina del Mar, Chile, to debate a proposed environmental protection package for the continent. A minimum 50-year ban on mining and oil-drilling activity is being discussed.

A number of environmental groups from around the world are pushing for a globally managed world park to serve as a nature reserve, with some scientific research permitted.