Energy & Mines Minister Antonio Almonte will be visiting San Juan de la Maguana where communities have protested the Romero mining project underway by the Goldquest multinational. The community claims the project will cause serious environmental damage. Almonte told Hoy newspaper that he will listen to the community leaders. “Later we will make a report to give to the President of the Republic, to make decisions,” he said.
Almonte said that mining is an important source of foreign exchange for the country. It diversifies the country’s productive capacity and generates jobs. Gold exports were US$1.67 billion in 2019, representing 41.3% of non-free zone exports. In 2020, they are expected to be 42%.
Almonte says mining contributed 4% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). “So mining is a fundamental activity and as a government we are committed to supporting it...
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