VOA Spanish: El Salvador faces challenges mining gold, silver under new law, expert says
The expert who defended El Salvador in international litigation against mining companies speaks to VOA about the risks the nation faces with a new law on gold and silver extraction, after international rulings pushed for the prohibition of that activity in 2017.
El Salvador lawmakers overturn mining ban in win for president
El Salvador's legislature overturned a seven-year-old ban on metals mining on Monday, a move that President Nayib Bukele had pushed for to boost economic growth, but that environmental groups had opposed.
El Salvador mining ban rescinded
El Salvador’s Parliament voted to overturn a ban on metals mining, a win for controversial-but-popular President Nayib Bukele but a defeat for environmental groups. The country banned mining in 2017, a move Bukele called “absurd”: His party holds 57 out of 60 seats and overturned the ban easily.
El Salvador Congress Votes To End Ban On Metal Mining
El Salvador's Congress on Monday approved a bill promoted by President Nayib Bukele to roll back a ban on the mining of gold and other metals, dismaying environmentalists.
El Salvador president proposes bill to overturn metals mining ban
El Salvador's Congress will begin debating a bill on Saturday from President Nayib Bukele that would overturn a 2017 national ban on metals mining, the head of the president's bloc in Congress said on Friday.
Mexico And El Salvador Ponder Different Mining Stances
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced a review of a controversial bill to ban open-pit mining. Congress approved the bill in July after debating balancing environmental protection with economic priorities.
El Salvador Lifts Metals Mining Ban: Economic Growth vs. Environmental Concerns
El Salvador's government has overturned a national ban on metals mining, previously enacted in 2017. The decision, supported by President Nayib Bukele, aims to stimulate economic growth despite environmental opposition.
El Salvador lawmakers overturn national mining ban
El Salvador's legislature overturned a national ban on metals mining on Monday, backing a key item on President Nayib Bukele's agenda for boosting economic growth amid criticism from environmental groups.
El Salvador lawmakers vote to overturn mining ban in win for president
Nayib Bukele has called the ban absurd but environmental groups opposed the move. El Salvador became the first country in the world to ban all forms of metals mining in 2017
El Salvador’s Congress approves ending ban on metals mining
El Salvador's Congress has approved a law that would lift the country’s seven-year-old ban on mining for metals.
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Metals mining ban lifted in El Salvador after approval by Congress
The El Salvador Congress has approved a law that ends the country's seven-year prohibition on mining for metals, despite ...