. >> reporter: people here consider this to be an says tore-- ancestoal land.ine million tons lies below this area, the source of titanium. they want to mine this area and create jobs. the crisis group alleges that there has been local corruption. tribal crown princess says the government removed her father from his position as king because he was opposed to the mining. >> when the australian mining company came to us finally, they came to beg us to sign for the community. we said we do not sign for the community. we do not own the land. we hold the land in custody for the community, so what the community says goes. >> reporter: the government department of mineral resources says it is consulting with the palestinianing and has-- with the public but has not been granted a mining licence. the community says it doesn't know who is behind the attacks. many here identified as pro-mining has refused to talk to us. with the entire community watching, he has been laid to rest. people are working his death is the beginning of escalating tensions which they fear could t