DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The bad reputation mining has in the Dominican Republic led the population to reject Loma Miranda, the expansion of the Falconbridge project in Monseñor Nouel. Today, Falconbridge foreign operators are gone, and the Dominican government has been left with the high cost of remediating the damages to the environment.

Another unfortunate situation has occurred in Sanchez Ramirez province. Gold mining remediation has not kept up with the pace of environmental damage caused by gold mining operations. These are leaving a heavy burden for future generations to deal with contamination and remediation.

Now, Goldquest, a Canadian company that cannot own up to any mine exploitation, is intent on getting the permits for the gold in the hills of San Juan de la Maguana, promising a modern underground mining operation.

Nelson Bautista, who has made a name for himself as spokesperson for the Sociedad...