lundi 21 août 2017

Chile rejects divisive $2.5 billion Dominga copper-iron ore project

A special committee of Chilean ministers said Monday the debated $2.5 billion Dominga copper and iron ore project, proposed by privately-held Andes Iron, cannot go ahead, ordering all related construction to be halted.

The group, formed by the heads of Mining, Economy, Energy, Environment, Agriculture, and Health, said the mine and port project was deeply flawed, meaning they believe “the eventual impacts of it have not been properly taken care of,” Bío Bío radio reported (in Spanish).

Dominga project, which would have produced 150,000 tonnes of copper and 12 million tonnes of iron a year, would significantly impact a Humboldt penguin reserve, Chilean Environmental Minister Marcelo Mena told journalists.

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