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How to model mining in Asturias

How to model mining in AsturiasSince the implementation of the project Plain Second in November last year, the Blue Aragonite Mineralogical Association has developed various activities such as guided tours of the exhibition area of Geology and Paleontology, and lectures by experts in geological national importance and international.

The next conference, entitled “The fluoride. A century of mining in Asturias” by D. corer José Ramón Garcia Alvarez, a graduate in chemistry from the University of Oviedo (specializing in Analytical Chemistry). He worked for 7 years in research projects in the Department of Analytical Chemistry of the University, then was chief of laboratory of the company Rio Nacre Gold Mines SA and is the author of numerous publications on mining and mineralogy in national and international journals. He has also taught numerous courses of introduction to Mineralogy and scientific publication in Crystallography and Mineralogy.

On this conference Garcia Olivarez will tour the mining history of Asturias, thus presenting the latest works that is co-authored with M. Cleverly Gutierrez, C. Loquat Cabal and Lm Rodriguez Toronto.

The event will take place on Saturday, February 19 at 18:00 pm in the conference room at the Centro Cultural de la Villa – Casa de lass Cultures.

Exploitation of mines in panama

Exploitation of mines in panamaTuesday’s protests included roadblocks, demonstrations and roadblocks in various parts of the country. They were opposed to open pit mining because of the danger of contamination to the ecosystem, especially the rivers.

Changes to the Mining Code provide that foreign states can exploit mines in Panama.

It imposes a payment of only 5 percent royalty on production of copper, gold and silver. The change is an increase compared to 2 percent royalty set by the previous mining code.

The protests also rejected the holding of the Cerro Colorado, known as the second global copper reserves. It is estimated that with 12 million tons of gold.

This hill is the Nobel Bugle Comerica, which is the most populous in the country.

In response to this demand, the national government of Ricardo Martin Elli promised that his administration not exploit the Cerro Colorado.

San Felix, protesters drove to the Deputy Minister of Labor, Luis Ernesto Carlos, when he came to talk.

In that sense, the chief general of the Nobel, Rogelio Moreno, denounced the presence of infiltrators who sought to create chaos. Therefore, apologized for the outbreaks of violence that occurred.