Argentina’s Mendoza Province suspends mining, new permits & claims

The ongoing conflict between officials in Argentina’s Mendoza Province and miners escalated as the provincial parliament Wednesday suspended all open-pit mining, and halted issuing any new exploration and mining permits in the province. Wednesday’s decision will also ban the awarding of mining claims until they are approved by the environmental plan of law 5.961, or each of the 18 departments... 

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