Loading ...Mining companies in Mexico should expect tough environmental reviews given their projects’ major impacts, a senior official told Reuters, insisting that a backlog of evaluations is easing despite industry claims that the opposite is true.
A top-10 global producer of over a dozen minerals, Mexico’s multi-billion-dollar mining sector makes up around 8% of Latin America’s second-biggest economy, but miners are concerned they are facing increased hostility from Mexico’s leftist government.
Mining firms in Mexico must face ‘strict’ scrutiny, says senior official