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Article

13 Oct 2013

Author:
PressTV (Iran)

Romanians continue gold mine protests

Romanians have once again held protests across the country against a controversial Canadian gold mine project...Critics warn that the project would damage the environment, as the Canadian company plans to destroy four mountaintops and wipe out three outlying villages in the area...The Canadian project would also involve using an average of 12,000 tons of cyanide a year to mine the precious metals, which is 12 times more than the amount used in the mining industry in the entire European Union...The protests have forced the Romanian government to postpone a parliamentary vote on the bill until November. Prime Minister Victor Ponta has agreed to form a special committee to examine the project.