DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Will San Juan de la Maguana become the new Sanchez Ramirez province? Will the Abinader administration authorize exploitation that could be a first step for the gold rich province to turn into a hub for other mining projects to take advantage of the strategic assets under the mountains of the Dominican Republic?

The debate on the proposed “Romero Project,” a gold and multi-resource extraction initiative spearheaded by the Canadian-based firm GoldQuest, continues as the community voices its environmental and historical concerns. It is about the contrast between the historical stance that the area is the country’s primary water source and whether proposed modern mining can enable the proponents and the country to enjoy the short term profits of gold while the long term liabilities to the environment, population and country’s finances are reduced...