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Article

21 Jan 2004

Author:
Thelma Mejía, Tierramérica

Honduras: Mining Expansion Triggers Protests

The concession of environmental licenses to expand mining operations in Honduras has prompted local communities, environmental groups and municipal governments to take action against what they see as the weaknesses of the national Law on Mining. [refers to Entre Mares, Maverik Mining, Minosa (part of Banco Atlántida)]