…[A]t the Bulgarian parliament's Petitions Committee three public petitions related to controversial mining initiatives were heard…Two of the petitions – one…supporting a legally binding cyanide ban across Bulgaria, the other…aiming to prevent industrial pollution from mining - had been overlooked for two years, but…were finally granted a hearing in the committee. Daniel Popov, Bankwatch national coordinator in Bulgaria…said…”There is growing momentum for a cyanide ban…and the Petition Committee will hopefully…issue a report that will back a cyanide ban in Bulgaria.” The third petition to receive a hearing…was submitted against the granting of a permit to…Dundee Precious Metals for drilling and investigating gold deposits in the Rhodope mountains…that seek to use cyanide technology…