President Hipolito Mejia has extended the date for the Rosario Mining sulphide concession to 31 July. Earlier, the date had been January, later postponed to March and now to July. Companies that have shown an interest so far are: Placer Dome Inc., MIM Holdings Limited, Goldfields Exploration, Inc., Newmont Gold Company, Mali Mining Company, Minera Mount ISA Panama, Compañia Minera Peñoles, S.A., Minera Hispaniola. The government announced that the Monetary Junta will assume a leading role in the implementation of the tender. The Central Bank is the majority owner of the shares of the mine. Its exploitation is a national priority due to the high level of contamination that is occurring in the Cotuí area due to the lack of activity. The Director of Mining Pedro Vasquez and the director of the Unidad Corporativa Minera Miguel Peña told El Siglo newspaper that companies will also be chosen to exploit other mining reserves located in Sanchez Ramirez, Dajabon, Elias Piña and Santiago Rodriguez provinces.
