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Article

28 Nov 2011

Author:
Sofia News Agency

Bulgarian town rises in revolt against Dundee plans for gold mine

The people living in the...Bulgarian town of Krumovgrad have resumed their...protests against plans by Canadian mining company Dundee Precious Metals to open a big open-pit gold mine..."We have established an initiative committee, launched a sign-up and will not hesitate to approach the European Commission. We won't let them poison our lives and our land," Margit Vassileva, leader of the environment association "Life for Krumovgrad" told Trud daily...The fierce opposition of the local community comes days after Bulgaria's Minister of Environment and Waters...granted Dundee Precious Metals a go-ahead, signing a resolution that approves the environmental impact assessment...for...Krumovgrad gold project. The people from Krumovgrad and the nearby villages...are worried that the planned waste facility would be just one kilometer away from the town and one kilometer away from the river. "Toxic arsenic and heavy metals will be released directly into the Krumovitsa River, it will be poisoned," said Krumovgrad mayor Sebihan Mehmed..."There will be blasts nearby, poisonous dust everywhere, which we will breathe in..." the mayor added...The Bulgarian cabinet gave on a 30-year concession the gold mine near...Krumovgrad to Dundee...The...company has repeatedly assured that Krumovgrad gold project will be beneficial for Bulgaria and the local community. According to the company the project plan takes into consideration concerns raised by the community through the use of water management and treatment systems and the elimination of cyanide as well as a tailings dam...