Canadian-based Rio2 has marked the start of construction at its Fenix gold mine in the Maricunga Gold Belt, Atacama Region, Chile. A ceremony was held 6 February to mark the occasion; the event was attended by the Honorable Aurora Williams Baussa, Minister of Mining; Mario Silva Álvarez, Deputy Governor of Atacama; Jorge Riesco Valdivieso, President of SONAMI (Chilean National Mining…
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Miner Rio2 said its Chilean subsidiary, Fenix Gold, has received the principal sectorial permits it requires to begin construction at its Fenix gold project in the Maricunga Gold Belt of the Atacama Region, Chile. “The team at both Rio2 and Fenix Gold have done a great job in obtaining these permits, which will allow the company to complete its debt…
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Canadian miner Rio2 said its subsidiary Fenix Gold Limitada has filed an administrative appeal to a July decision to not approve the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for its Fenix Gold project in Chile. On review of the environmental qualification resolution (RCA), Rio2 said it “has identified numerous discrepancies with factual and procedural matters … [that] provide grounds for a strong…
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