On Tuesday, March 28th, several Mining Watch activists drove to Certej to verify the legality of on-going construction work. In order to do this, the activists needed to read the construction panels which had been put up for the respective works. According to relevant legislation such panels need to be put up in places easily visible and accessible for the public. Their car, positioned on a public road was suddenly blocked in by a car belonging to Deva Gold’s security company. The company representatives allegedly refused to clear the road and verbally aggressed the activists. The activists escaped the incident unharmed but shocked and have since filed an official complaint with the police. Eldorado Gold (ELD), a Canadian gold company, plans to develop the first open-pit mine in Romania using cyanide. The Certej deposit is held by Deva Gold SA, a joint-venture between Eldorado Gold and the state-owned company Minvest Deva.