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Mexico's open-pit ban proposal advances in Congress

Could have “devastating consequences”, the country’s mining chamber warns

Fresnillo's Herradura open pit gold mine in Mexico. Credit: Fresnillo

Fresnillo's Herradura open pit gold mine in Mexico. Credit: Fresnillo

A proposal that seeks to prohibit open-pit mining in Mexico advanced in the country's lower house of Congress. In February, Mexico's president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), introduced a proposal...

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