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| CYANIDE FREE MINING 06/05/2010 |
| (2010-05-06) |
| Last updated: 2010-05-07 13:17 EET |
In the meantime, the European Commission and the EU member states are recommended not to support any project involving such technologies, either directly or indirectly. The European Parliament also requests that areas where cyanide based mining is carried out should be supported financially to set up non-polluting industries such as tourism and renewable energy.
However, the European Parliament's resolution will not automatically be turned into law. Romania is directly interested in the debates held in the European Union on this issue, as the Canadian company Gold Corporation plans to open a cyanide based gold and silver mine in Rosia Montana, an ancient mining settlement in the Apuseni Mountains. Its deposits are the biggest in Europe, exceeding, according to estimates, 300 tons of gold and 1,400 tons of silver worth 7.5 billion dollars.
The project, opposed by environmentalists and not only, because of the pollution risks involved and the possible damage to the natural and architectural heritage of the area, was interrupted in 2007, one year after the submission of the impact study. At that time, Gold Corporation had already invested 400 million dollars of a total of almost 2 billion. Arguments have also been brought in favour of going ahead with the exploitation of the precious metal mine in Rosia Montana: the creation of new jobs and the economic recovery of the region.
The authorities in Bucharest have asked the Canadian company to prove that the project is safe from a technical point of view, that it doesn't pollute and doesn't pose any danger for the people who own land in Rosia Montana, and who have split, in fact, into two camps: those who are opposed to and those who endorse the project. The authorities have given assurances that the final decision will not be political. The latest resolution passed by the European Parliament, while only a recommendation, has sent a clear political signal to the EU member states, so it may be seen as a blow to the Canadian company, which has reacted promptly by saying that the EU resolution is an attack to Romania's development.
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